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On Tuesday evening on Dutch TV talk show Vandaag Inside, the prominent and controversial football commentator Johan Derksen admitted amid laughter that as a 22-year-old he raped a drunk unconscious woman. Faced with the indignant reaction from the public, the next day Derksen gave a less incriminating version of the events. The public prosecutor's office now plans to investigate the case. The Dutch press is appalled.

After Gazprom's halt in deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria Russia is now threatening to cut off gas supplies to other countries that refuse to comply with the payment model demanded by Moscow. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, has warned that any companies that comply and pay in roubles will face consequences as this would violate the EU sanctions. Europe's press fears for the bloc's cohesion.