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NATO allies have begun the promised transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to bolster defenses against Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces. "As we speak, the transfer of F-16 jets is underway, coming form Denmark, coming from the Netherlands," Blinken says at a NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are among leaders meeting at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pose for a group photo in Berlin with others European leaders as the international conference on reconstruction of Ukraine starts in the German capital. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at a conference hosted by Germany on reconstructing Ukraine, which will be attended by 10 prime ministers, other government representatives and the private sector. Zelensky will also hold talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. IMAGES
Ukraine can decide for itself whether to strike Russian territory with US weapons but Washington has not encouraged such attacks, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says in Kyiv. "We have not encouraged or enabled strikes outside of Ukraine, but ultimately Ukraine has to make decisions for itself about how it's going to conduct this war," Blinken tells a press conference alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. SOUNDBITE