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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives with his wife Olena Zelenska to a working dinner at a NATO summit in Vilnius, where they are welcomed by Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and his spouse Diana Nausediene. Zelensky's visit to Vilnius comes as part of a diplomatic push for a concrete timetable for Ukraine to join the US-led defence alliance, but the summit's failure to go much beyond a 2008 vow on future membership so far appears a bitter blow. IMAGES
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he looks forward to meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at a summit of the Alliance's leaders this summer. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden, under intense scrutiny over his fitness to serve, accidentally introduces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian strongman Vladimir Putin at a NATO ceremony before correcting himself. SOUNDBITE
President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is confident Ukraine would eventually join NATO after the alliance said the Russian-invaded country has an "irreversible" path to membership. "We are doing and will continue to do everything to ensure that the day comes when Ukraine is invited and becomes a NATO member, and I am confident we will achieve this," Zelensky tells a news conference at a NATO summit alongside the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
NATO defence ministers gather in Brussels for a ministerial summit, just days after the Hamas offensive in Israel and amid the ongoing conflict in 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.
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