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The White House condemns fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine, after at least 17 people were killed in an attack on a market in the east of the country. "These brutal Russian attacks underscore the importance of continuing to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their territory," White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre tells a daily briefing. SOUNDBITE
The White House rejects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's pleas for an end to restrictions on Kyiv using US-supplied arms to strike Russian territory. SOUNDBITE
"I have no policy changes to speak to," US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters following Sunday's strike in Rafah in which Gaza health authorities said 45 people were killed. SOUNDBITE
"It is certainly possible that Russia could make additional tactical gains in the coming weeks" against Ukraine, US national security advisor Jake Sullivan says during a White House news briefing. SOUNDBITE
"We were outraged to learn of an IDF (Israel Defense Forces, ed) strike that killed a number of civilian humanitarian workers yesterday from the World Central Kitchen," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE