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The United States accuses Russia of planning to build its military force in ally Belarus to 30,000 within weeks, amid a troop buildup by Moscow on Ukraine's borders. SOUNDBITE
Thrill seeker Denis Zaychuk dropped his GoPro camera into the ocean while cliff diving in Russia's far east in August 2015 and thought that his beloved action camera was lost to the seas forever when he received a special surprise. The GoPro was discovered by a scuba diver who uploaded the last video from the cam onto Instagram. Denis saw the video, contacted the publisher of the account, and finally got his GoPro back after the good samaritan shipped it 4,000 miles to Moscow. Believe it or not, the camera still works fine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has never asked for Western troops to fight Russia's invasion, the White House says after French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not rule out the idea. "President Zelensky isn't asking for that, he's just asking for the tools and capabilities. He's never asked for foreign troops to fight for his country," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian troops are starting to run out of ammunition as a huge package of US war aid requested by President Joe Biden remains blocked by Republicans in Congress, says US national Security Adviser Jake Sullivan during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
Images show Evan Gershkovich leaving court after his detention was extended by two months. Gershkovich, an American Wall Street Journal reporter is being held in Moscow on espionage charges which he denies. The court hearing was attended by representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Russia. He was arrested during a reporting trip at the end of March last year in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted. IMAGES
US aid for Ukraine's fight against Russia will run out in "a couple of months" if Republican hardliners fail to pass new funds for Kyiv, the White House says. "You're talking perhaps a couple of months or so, roughly," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells a briefing. SOUNDBITE