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"Brutality will never grind down the will of the free. And Ukraine... Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia" says US President, Joe Biden, speaking to a crowd gathered outside Warsaw's Royal Castle. Biden's address comes after he visited Kyiv earlier in the week, ahead of the conflict's first anniversary. SOUNDBITE
US President, Joe Biden, says "our support for Ukraine will not waver", addressing a crowd in Warsaw, the Polish capital. Speaking after a visit to Kyiv earlier in the week, Biden says "the Ukrainian people's love for their country will prevail." SOUNDBITE
Speaking outside the Royal Warsaw Castle, US President Joe Biden refutes the claims made by Russian President Putin that the West sought to harm Russia. "The United States and the nations of Europe do not seek to control or destroy Russia" he says, "the West was not plotting to attack Russia." Biden's comments come after a surprise visit to Kyiv earlier in the week, ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. SOUNDBITE
US President, Joe Biden, tells a crowd in Warsaw that Russian President, Vladimir Putin, "thought autocrats like himself were tough and that leaders of democracy were soft, and then he met the iron will of America and the nations everywhere that refuse to accept a world governed by fear and force." SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden holds a meeting with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, the day after a surprise visit to Kyiv. Biden is on a visit to trip Washington's eastern European allies ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. IMAGES
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.