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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says indications from Russia that it is willing to pursue diplomacy over the Ukraine crisis are positive, but there has been no sign of Moscow pulling back troops from the border. SOUNDBITE
The head of NATO says the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia, said Moscow's aggression compelled it to strengthen its defenses. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Aid workers in the war-torn city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine have set up food distribution centers at the local soccer stadium for citizens struggling to survive after months of conflict. Mana Rabiee reports.
The United States stresses its NATO commitment to Poland is "ironclad" after its ally said that a Russian missile had breached its airspace. SOUNDBITE
The NATO flag is hoisted at a military base in the Swedish capital Stockholm, symbolising the Nordic country's accession into the military alliance. On 7 March 2024, Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment. IMAGES
Sweden joining NATO shows Russian President Vladimir Putin "failed" in his Ukrainian war strategy of weakening the alliance, its chief Jens Stoltenberg says. The Kremlin's invasion not only prompted formerly non-aligned nations Sweden and Finland to come under NATO's defence umbrella, but now "Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before," Stoltenberg adds. SOUNDBITE