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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
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issues a dire warning that Ukraine's territorial gains against Russia are at risk without new aid approved by Congress. "Without it, simply put, everything that Ukrainians achieved and that we've helped them achieve will be in jeopardy," Blinken tells a news conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warns European leaders that Russia's Vladimir Putin would exploit any failure to agree to launch his country's EU membership talks. "People in Europe won't see any benefit if Moscow receives a pass from Brussels in the form of negativity towards Ukraine. Putin will surely use this against you personally and against all of Europe," Zelensky tells an EU summit by videolink. SOUNDBITE ++ TEXT 347R2JH
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store to the National Museum of Natural History, as part of the Paris Peace Forum. IMAGES
The French President and the President of the European Council arrive at the Palais Brongniart for the Paris Peace Forum, to discuss financing the fight against poverty and global warming. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron says he does not want to see Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin this month "weaken" the EU. SOUNDBITE