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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
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, greeted by his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar. IMAGES
Chinese Foreign minister Qin Gang arrives at a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, greeted by his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar. IMAGES
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov arrives at a meeting of NATO defence minsters, following a rash of deadly Russian aerial attacks which has led to a call from President Volodymyr Zelensky for an air shield. IMAGES
The Saudi Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, arrives at his hotel in Vienna on the eve of an OPEC+ meeting, the first in-person meeting at the group's headquarters since March 2020. IMAGES