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Added on the 11/11/2022 15:58:38 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The United States accuses Russia of planning to build its military force in ally Belarus to 30,000 within weeks, amid a troop buildup by Moscow on Ukraine's borders. SOUNDBITE
As flooding from the Kakhovka dam hits Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the country's State Border Guard Service releases images of rooftops and furniture floating in the waters near the port city of Odesa. IMAGES
Vladimir Saldo, Governor of the Kherson region for the Moscow-installed administration in Ukraine, casts a vote at a polling station as Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote in annexation referendums that Kyiv and its allies say are illegal and illegitimate. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to the country's eastern frontline and meets with soldiers soldiers as German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls on Moscow to reduce its troop buildup near Ukraine. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns his Nordic allies that "Russia is preparing for provocations in the Baltic region". Zelensky's visit to Stockholm comes days after Sweden pledged military aid of 13.3 billion kronor ($1.25 billion) to Ukraine, which has been struggling against a Russian ground offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region. SOUNDBITE
The United States will back Ukraine until the country's security is "guaranteed," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says in a speech in Kyiv. "We're with you today. And we will stay by your side, until Ukraine's security, sovereignty, its ability to choose its own path is guaranteed," Blinken says. SOUNDBITE