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British Prime minister Boris Johnson meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv. The British and Polish prime ministers are in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky, as Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the Hungarian leader in Moscow and has held a phone call with the Italian prime minister. Boris Johnson has warned on a trip to Kyiv that Russian forces massed on the border represented a "clear and present danger" to Ukraine as another burst of top-level diplomacy tries to head off a major conflict in Europe. IMAGES
In a remote address to the Ukrainian parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a further £300 million ($376 million, 358 million euros) in UK military aid to the beleaguered ex-Soviet nation. SOUNDBITE
During a joint press conference in London with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Britain is sending Ukraine more "high-grade military equipment" including Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and 800 anti-tank missiles. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Northolt, outside of the capital London, as Russia's assault on Ukraine intensifies. The three leaders are expected to give a joint press conference in Downing Street in the afternoon. IMAGES
In a televised address to the nation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refers to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "dictator" who will never "subdue the national feeling of the Ukrainians", after Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson slams Russia's recognition of separatist republics as "a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine". SOUNDBITE