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Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations denounces Russia as a "terrorist state" during an urgent General Assembly meeting to discuss Moscow's annexation of four Ukrainian regions. "Russia has proven once again, that this is a terrorist state that must be deterred in the strongest possible ways," says Sergiy Kyslytsya, speaking after Russia launched a deadly barrage of missile strikes at cities across Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian representative Anton Korynevych brands Russia a "terrorist state", blaming the blowing up a major dam at Nova Kakhovka on Moscow. Ukraine is facing off against Russia in a case before the International Court of Justice relating to Moscow's occupation of eastern Ukraine and the Crimea. SOUNDBITE
Images show a Flower laying ceremony at Kyiv's Wall of Remembrance, attended by Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, alongside Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, and other European Union foreign ministers. The gathering is the first of its kind to be held outside the EU's borders, and takes place amid growing disagreements between some members over support for Ukraine. IMAGES
Images of EU, Ukraine foreign ministers arriving for a meeting in Kyiv. The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has announced that all of the bloc's foreign ministers were for the first time meeting beyond its borders, in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. "We are convening a historic meeting of EU Foreign Ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU. We are here to express our solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people," Borrell said in a statement on social media. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv surprise visit, during which he is expected to announce new aid of one billion dollars to Ukraine, after another night of Russian strikes against this country. IMAGES
The United States will soon announce measures against Russia's Wagner mercenary group over its past activities in Africa, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says during a news briefing. SOUNDBITE