TODAY: No resolution at EU-Russia summit; Putin warns against outside interference in dealings with Ukraine; Lavrov encourages dialogue with Hamas; Kremlin concerned by OSCE appointment; the activities of Patriarch Kirill

Reuters reports that Russia’s ambassador to the UN has announced that the Security Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss North Korea’s underground nuclear missile test, about which Russia has concerns.  According to the Times, relations between the EU and Russia have ‘worsened’ as a lack of agreement on major issues blighted the end of their summit.  The Financial Times examines why the ice in Khabarovsk refused to melt.  Paraphrasing Kremlin patriot Anton Denikin whilst visiting his grave, Prime Minister Putin has warned against intervention in Russia-Ukraine relations as ‘they have always been the business of Russia itself’.