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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hails the United States' decision to allow Kyiv to use American-supplied weapons to strike in Russia, with some restrictions. The move is "some step forward" toward the defence of people in border villages, Zelensky tells reporters at a Ukrainian-Northern Europe security summit in Stockholm. SOUNDBITE
The White House rejects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's pleas for an end to restrictions on Kyiv using US-supplied arms to strike Russian territory. SOUNDBITE
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that alliance members must guarantee long-term weapon deliveries for Ukraine, as ministers prepared to discuss a proposal for a 100-billion-euro, five-year fund. Speaking in Brussels, where NATO foreign ministers are meeting to forge a support package by a July summit in Washington, Stoltenberg says "we must ensure reliable and predictable security assistance to Ukraine for the long haul." "We must ensure reliable and predictable security assistance to Ukraine for the long haul so that we rely less on the voluntary contributions and more on NATO commitments, less on short-term offers and more on multi-year pledges," Stoltenberg says as NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Russian President Vladimir Putin will succeed in his bid to seize Ukrainian territory if the United States halts support for Kyiv, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says at a Senate hearing on supplemental funding for national security priorities including Ukraine, for which $44.4 billion has been requested. "I can guarantee you that without our support, Putin will be successful," Austin says. SOUNDBITE
The Pentagon says it will soon begin training several Ukrainian pilots on F-16 aircraft in the United States. "F-16 flying training is expected to begin in October at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Arizona," Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
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