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US President Joe Biden will not give Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles yet, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters ahead of Ukrainian President Zelensky's visit to the White House: "To date, he is determined that he would not provide ATACMS, but he has also not taken it off the table in the future." SOUNDBITE
Ahead of an informal dinner in Athens hosted by Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis marking the twentieth anniversary of a 2003 Thessaloniki summit confirming the European perspective of Western Balkan states, leaders from the European Union and the Balkans pose for a group photo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a guest. The Ukrainian leader is concluding a European tour with previous stops in Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark. IMAGES
President Joe Biden voices confidence that the United States would provide long-term military support to Ukraine, despite hesitation among some lawmakers in the rival Republican Party. "The fact of the matter is that I believe we'll have the funding necessary to support Ukraine as long as it takes," Biden tells a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. SOUNDBITE
In a speech to Parliament, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announces that the UK government will supply Storm Shadow long-range missiles to Ukraine to use in its war againt Russia. By doing so, the UK will become the first country to provide longer-range weapons to Kyiv. "I can confirm that the UK is donating Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine," says Ben Wallace. SOUNDBITE
"NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance, but at the same time that is a long term perspective" says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a visit to Helsinki. SOUNDBITE - ATTENTION, NO SOUND AT SOURCE DURING THE BEGINNING OF FIRST SHOT
Images released by the Led By Donkeys political activist group show their members completely covering the road outside the Russian embassy in London with hundreds of litres of yellow and blue paint in an act of solidarity with Ukraine. The demonstration comes on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale offensive in Ukraine. IMAGES