eut is what you -officials- officials were hoping to hear. >> we are counting, as always in the past,ocal support to the idea of a united europe. the housence told u.s. will hold russia accountable but will also seek to find common ground. china appears to be sending a message to the u.s. and its allies about north korea and kim jong-un's regime, hinting it is time to make a deal. china will halt all imports from north korea. that is over sanctions regarding north korea's nuclear programs your taunus as it is time to restart talks on the north korean issue. a korean corporate corruption scandal at other south koreans who have been convicted have had sentences reduced or suspended, but one observer says public unhappiness with the big conglomerate will make leniency politically difficult in this case. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. anna? anna: thank you very much, taylor. let's take a look at the political risk stories run europe. with us from our bureau in berlin, he just