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Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, says Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, as the country struggles with an ammunition shortage. SOUNDBITE
UK leader Rishi Sunak arrives in Warsaw for talks with Polish premier Donald Tusk and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. While in Poland's capital, the British prime minister will announce £500 million ($617 million) in additional military funding for Kyiv in its more-than two-year battle against Russia's full-scale invasion, according to his Downing Street office. IMAGES
The defence of Europe without Ukraine would be a "futile task", Kyiv's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells the press as he arrives for a meeting of his North Atlantic Treaty Organization counterparts in Brussels. Speaking after greeting the US-led defence alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Kuleba adds that he believes the Ukrainian armed forces to now be currently "the strongest and the most battle-hardened army in Europe" as its war against Russia's invading forces drags on towards a third year. Kuleba and his NATO counterparts on Wednesday are set to agree on a plan for reforms aimed at helping Ukraine towards eventual membership in the alliance. IMAGES
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives in Kyiv to signal EU support for Ukraine as the country's commander-in-chief says he is frustrated by the slow deliveries of Western weapons. Sanchez, whose country kicked off its presidency of the European Union, is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in Kyiv, where she is expected to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meloni, who took office in October, has repeatedly expressed a desire to visit Ukraine to demonstrate her government's support following Russia's invasion almost exactly one year ago. Meloni, who leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, is also keen to distance herself from the more pro-Russian partners in her governing coalition. IMAGES
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives by train with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba and meets Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov on an official visit to the northeastern city. IMAGES
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