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In a remote address to the Ukrainian parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a further £300 million ($376 million, 358 million euros) in UK military aid to the beleaguered ex-Soviet nation. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky unveils a plaque dedicated to US President Joe Biden as the American leader prepares to wrap up his surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion. "See you soon", Biden tells his Ukrainian counterpart. IMAGES
On the last day of a NATO summit in Madrid, United States President Joe Biden says that the United States intends to announce "more than 800 million" dollars in military aid to Ukraine in the next few days including "new advanced Western air defence systems for Ukraine, more artillery and ammunition, counter-battery radars, additional ammunition for the HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems we've already given Ukraine and more HIMARS from other countries as well." SOUNDBITE
The European Union's head of diplomacy, Josep Borrell, announces an additional €500 million in military aid to Ukraine at the G7 meeting of foreign ministers in Germany. SOUNDBITE of Josep Borrell
US President Joe Biden will warn China away from providing military aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine when he speaks with Xi Jinping Friday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says during his State of the Union address that Ukraine is capable of stopping Putin if the US provides Kyiv the "weapons it needs to defend itself." SOUNDBITE