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On a visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on Russia to "step back" and choose the "path of diplomacy", as tensions brew between Russia and the West over a potential invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov hosts his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev for talks in Sofia. IMAGES
Belgian prosecutors have opened a probe into Russian "interference" in the European Parliament following allegations lawmakers were paid to spread Kremlin propaganda, Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says. "Our judicial authorities have now confirmed this interference is subject to prosecution," De Croo said. "The cash payments did not take place in Belgium, but the interference does. As Belgium is the seat of the EU institutions, we have a responsibility to uphold every citizen's right to a free and safe vote." SOUNDBITE
Images show Chinese president Xi Jinping meeting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the second, main day of his visit to Russia. During their meeting, Xi described Beijing and Moscow as "great neighbouring powers" and "strategic partners," saying China would "prioritise" ties with Russia. IMAGES
The US denounces Russia's planned referendums to annex parts of Ukraine as "sham" actions and says it would not recognize the results. "We know that Russia will use these sham referenda as a basis to purportedly annex these territories either now or in the future," says White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. "If this does transpire, the United States will never recognize Russia's claims to any purportedly annexed parts of Ukraine," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Images show damaged buildings and on fire after shelling in the city of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region in east Ukraine. Donetsk and Lugansk have weathered the worst of the fighting and Moscow's forces have captured most of the cities in the two war-torn regions. IMAGES
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