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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
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Portugal, the latest stop on his recent tour of Kyiv's allies, where he is greeted by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The two countries will sign a bilateral security agreement, according to the Portuguese cabinet, with Kyiv's forces struggling against a Russian ground offensive in the northeast. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky sign a bilateral security agreement in Paris designed to guarantee long-term civilian and military support for Ukraine in the midst of its war with Russia. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Bucharest for security talks with his Romanian counterpart after a series of Russian strikes on Ukraine's Danube ports near the Romanian border. "I arrived in Bucharest, Romania, for talks with (President) Klaus Iohannis and to strengthen our good-neighbourly relations," Zelensky said on social media. He said they would discuss "further security cooperation". Last month, NATO member Romania found drone debris several times near its border with Ukraine. This is the first time Zelensky has visited neighbouring Romania -- which has become essential to Kyiv's grain exports -- since the start of the war. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Helsinki on a surprise visit to Finland to participate in a summit gathering the leaders of the five Nordic nations. Zelensky is welcomed by his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, whose country became NATO's newest member in April, with the two leaders set to discuss "Ukraine's defence struggle" in the face of Russia's invasion. IMAGES