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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky meets Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez and Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv. IMAGES
NATO allies have begun the promised transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to bolster defenses against Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces. "As we speak, the transfer of F-16 jets is underway, coming form Denmark, coming from the Netherlands," Blinken says at a NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by Italian Prime Minister and G7 summit host Giorgia Meloni at the luxury Borgo Egnazia resort before joining a session on Ukraine with the leaders of the United States, Canada, Japan, Britain, France and Germany. G7 leaders are set to agree on a new $50-billion loan for Ukraine, using profits from frozen Russian assets. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Portugal, the latest stop on his recent tour of Kyiv's allies, where he is greeted by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The two countries will sign a bilateral security agreement, according to the Portuguese cabinet, with Kyiv's forces struggling against a Russian ground offensive in the northeast. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid, where the two are due to sign a security agreement aimed at increasing Madrid's military aid to Kyiv. The visit comes as Ukraine battles a Russian ground offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region which began on May 10 in Moscow's biggest territorial advance in 18 months. IMAGES