Financial Times

President Biden has hardened his warning to Russia after Kyiv said no attack is “minor”, according to the Financial Times.

According to the Financial Times, Boris Johnson has secured a “fragile truce” with his own party after the defection of Tory MP Christian Wakeford to Labour.

The Financial Times leads with Microsoft’s agreement to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard for $75bn (£55bn).

The state could pay energy suppliers when wholesale gas prices rise sharply in an effort to soften the impact on consumers, the paper reports.

Russia has said talks with the US and Nato in Geneva and Brussels have failed to address its security grievances, reports the Financial Times.

The Financial Times reports that Boris Johnson suffered the “toughest day of his premiership” when Scottish Conservative leaders and some English Tories called for him to quit after he admitted to attending a Number 10 “bring your own booze” party in May 2020.

Boris Johnson faces a mutiny as a “sulphurous” mood engulfs the Conservative party, according to the Financial Times. 

Russia has warned it will walk away from talks over the crisis in Ukraine if the West ignores demands over security guarantees, according to the Financial Times.