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The Ukrainian government was not involved in the sabotage last year of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the country's defence minister says. "This is not our activity", Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov tells reporters in Stockholm ahead of a meeting with EU defence ministers, in response to a report in The New York Times that US officials had seen new intelligence indicating a "pro-Ukrainian group" was responsible for the sabotage. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov arrives at a meeting of NATO defence minsters, following a rash of deadly Russian aerial attacks which has led to a call from President Volodymyr Zelensky for an air shield. IMAGES
Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant visits Majdal Shams after a rocket fired from Lebanon killed 12 youngsters in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. Israel's military says Hezbollah fired the rocket from Lebanon, hitting a football pitch in the Arab town of Majdal Shams and killing the youngsters, who were between 10 and 20 years old. IMAGES
As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asks allies for more Patriot air defence systems. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal meets with Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel during a visit aimed at reiterating the Luxembourg government's support for Ukraine, against a backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES