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The defence of Europe without Ukraine would be a "futile task", Kyiv's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells the press as he arrives for a meeting of his North Atlantic Treaty Organization counterparts in Brussels. Speaking after greeting the US-led defence alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Kuleba adds that he believes the Ukrainian armed forces to now be currently "the strongest and the most battle-hardened army in Europe" as its war against Russia's invading forces drags on towards a third year. Kuleba and his NATO counterparts on Wednesday are set to agree on a plan for reforms aimed at helping Ukraine towards eventual membership in the alliance. IMAGES
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's foreign minister, and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's Secretary General, meet in Brussels at the NATO foreign ministers meeting. As Finland joins the military alliance, Ukraine is also pushing for eventual NATO membership, but Western diplomats say that remains a still distant prospect. IMAGES
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba deliver remarks after a NATO foreign ministers meeting. IMAGES
On her unannounced visit to Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock walks around strike cites in the city centre, accompanied by the city mayor, the regional governor, and her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. IMAGES
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives by train with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba and meets Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov on an official visit to the northeastern city. IMAGES
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.