在以魏玛共和国的颓废为背景的经典音乐剧《歌厅》中，歌舞女郎萨莉·鲍尔斯唱道：“金钱让世界运转。”在如今这个愈发动荡的世界里，欧洲的未来无疑将由金钱塑造，因为欧洲大陆的政治领袖们正被迫就如何分配公共资金做出痛苦的抉择。

A Chinese envoy on Friday called for continued efforts to promote the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.

Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, rejected the U.S. representative's accusation against China for the so-called export of dual-use materials to Russia.