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The NATO leaders meeting in Madrid is set to label Russia a direct menace to their security as they overhaul the alliance's defences in response to the war on Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron stresses the need for a new European security framework and for Europeans to re-arm themselves in the face of Russian military moves on the continent's doorstep. SOUNDBITE
Marine General Joseph Dunford, the nominee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says Russia's behavior is "nothing short of alarming." Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
The United States stresses its NATO commitment to Poland is "ironclad" after its ally said that a Russian missile had breached its airspace. SOUNDBITE
NATO forces cross the Vistula River at Korzeniewo in Poland as part of the US-led defence alliance's Exercise Dragon 24, involving around 4,500 soldiers and almost 1,000 vehicles. Dragon 24 is itself part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO's largest military exercise since the Cold War, which is designed to test its defences in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. IMAGES
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomes his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in the Polish capital Warsaw. During an earlier visit to Kyiv on the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Trudeau appeared to accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of assassinating his political opponent Alexei Navalny. IMAGES