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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges the West to rally around the people of Israel as they did around Ukraine after Russia's invasion, and show them they are not "alone". "My recommendation to the leaders: to go to Israel and I think to support people, just people I'm not speaking about any institutions, just to support people who have been under terrorist attacks," he says, on a visit to NATO headquarters. SOUNDBITE
European Union spokesman Peter Stano welcomes the departure of a grain shipment from Ukraine as a "first step" towards mitigating the food crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of its neighbour, but says Brussels still expects the "implementation of the whole deal". Under the July 22 deal signed in Istanbul, Ukraine is to remove the mines and Russia to lift its blockade, but shipments have been slow to restart and fighting on land continues. SOUNDBITE
President Volodymyr Zelensky visits a port in southern Ukraine to oversee grain being loaded for export onto a Turkish ship, the presidency says, following a deal with Russia brokered by the UN and Turkey. IMAGES
The United States hails a Turkish-brokered deal to export grain from Ukrainian ports and urges Russia to implement it. "We welcome the announcement of this agreement in principle, but what we're focusing on now is holding Russia accountable for implementing this agreement and for enabling Ukrainian grain to get to world markets," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
"Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells his US counterpart Joe Biden, speaking in English, as he makes an address to the US Congress. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to the country's eastern frontline and meets with soldiers soldiers as German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls on Moscow to reduce its troop buildup near Ukraine. IMAGES