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Ending US military aid to Kyiv would allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to "prevail" in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says. "Congress has to decide whether to continue to support the fight for freedom in Ukraine as part of the 50-nation coalition that President (Joe) Biden has built or... ignore the lessons we've learned from history and let Putin prevail," Sullivan tells reporters at the White House. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron says Russian President Vladimir Putin made a terrible mistake in pulling out of the deal to protect Black Sea grain exports. "He decided to weaponize food, and I think this is a huge mistake," Macron says. SOUNDBITE
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says that 'Putin has made a big mistake' invading Ukraine, as he arrives at a summit of the alliance in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
The US will join the EU and UK in sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as the European Union and UK did, over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at a briefing. SOUNDBITE
US National Security Advisor tells reporters at the White House that Joe Biden gave no commitments to President Vladimir Putin over any demand for Ukraine to be blocked from joining NATO or for a reduced US military presence in the region during a virtual summit between the two leaders. SOUNDBITE