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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv surprise visit, during which he is expected to announce new aid of one billion dollars to Ukraine, after another night of Russian strikes against this country. IMAGES
Images show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the United States Joe Biden as the latter pays a surprise visit to Kyiv ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. The two leaders, with air raid sirens sounding in the background, visit the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in the Ukrainian capital, where they honour the memory of fallen Ukrainian defenders. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv. It is the first time that highest-level US officials have travelled to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in late February. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed at the presidential palace by the country's president Gitanas Nausėda in Vilnius after arriving in the Lithuanian capital for an unannounced visit to the Baltic states, staunch allies of the war-torn country. Lithuania is the biggest donor to Ukraine in terms of GDP, according to the German-based Kiel Institute for the World Economy. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a surprise visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank, meeting with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas. Their meeting comes as global concern grows over rising violence in the occupied territory in tandem with the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza since October 7. IMAGES