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French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky hold a joint press conference at the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv. IMAGES
French President Macron, along with his wife, welcome Ukrainian President Zelensky to the Elysée Palace, also accompanied by his wife. The two heads of state are due to hold a video conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the afternoon. Zelensky is calling for his country's membership of NATO and the EU amid growing tensions with Moscow. IMAGES
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
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels as a long-term security agreement between Kyiv and the European Union is expected to be signed. "We will discuss today with the leaders, with leaders about it our next steps and, of course, the urgent things: air defence," says Zelensky. SOUNDBITE
During a joint presser with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, US President Joe Biden says that he would not commute any sentence imposed on his son Hunter or pardon him for his gun crimes conviction. 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.