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Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, meet for a bilateral meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, ahead of a NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting. SOUNDBITE
Members of the Ukrainian delegation are welcomed by Turkish representatives at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul for the new round of talks with Russia. The negotiators are meeting for their first face-to-face talks in weeks. The talks come after President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv negotiators are considering a Russian request for Ukrainian neutrality. IMAGES
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says that Ukraine "will not surrender", as talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov begin in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour. SOUNDBITE
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba begin talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu mediates the talks. IMAGES
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says conditions set out by Russian President Vladimir Putin for initiating Ukraine peace talks are "not a proposal made in good faith". Stoltenberg's comment comes during a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels and follows Moscow's proposal that Kyiv pull its troops out of regions claimed by Russia and cease efforts to join NATO in return for peace talks. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.