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President of the United States, Joe Biden, meets European leaders on a hectic day of diplomacy as Biden meets with Western leaders at emergency summits of NATO, the G7 group and the European Union in response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
G7 leaders arrive in Brussels for an extraordinary summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Discussion of new sanctions against Russia by Western powers is expected to dominate the meeting. IMAGES
President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrives an EU-Ukraine summit also attended by EU chief, Charles Michel. The two are greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGES
At a press conference at the European Union-Western Balkans summit, the EU Council President Charles Michel says that believes "the future of our children will be more secure and prosperous with the Western Balkans inside the European Union". Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen both hail the EU's energy support for the region, which von der Leyen says is testament to their shared desire to "tackle the knock-on effects of this atrocious war that Russia has unleashed together". Russia's war in Ukraine has underscored the importance for the EU of bringing the Balkans into its orbit, to stabilise the region and counter the influence there of both Russia and China. SOUNDBITE
Politicians and leaders from member and non-member partner states take part in a roundtable meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid dominated by the war in Ukraine which has forced the US-led defence alliance into the biggest overhaul of its defences since the end of the Cold War. IMAGES
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