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The United States says it stands firmly behind Lithuania and NATO commitments to defend it after Russia warned the EU member country over restrictions on rail transit. "We stand by our NATO allies and we stand by Lithuania," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The US has a "sacred commitment" to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's collective defence and the military alliance's article 5, US President Joe Biden tells his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda during a visit to Warsaw. SOUNDBITE
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ellen M. Lord, confirms that Turkey will no longer be permitted to join in NATO's F-35 fighter program after it purchased a Russian missile defense system. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that his military has deployed Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to counter Russia's recent large-scale drone and missile attacks. "We destroyed already some missiles and drones using the F-16," Zelensky says at a press conference in Kyiv, declining to give more details. SOUNDBITE
The UN considers that there is a "strong probability" that the children's hospital in Kyiv was hit by a "direct hit" from a Russian missile, according to the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine, who speaks remotly during a UN press briefing in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.