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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive at Melsbroek Air Base, northeast of Brussels, as Zelensky is expected to address EU parliament and attend a summit meeting. The Ukrainian leader greets Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium. IMAGES
A summit on the "de-occupation" of Crimea gets underway in Kiev as participants look at ways to have Crimea returned. Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea in 2014 when pro-Russia separatists broke away from the country's east which led to a host of sanctions and an erosion of ties between Moscow and the West. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he arrives at Blenheim Palace near Oxford for the European Political Community summit. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden, under intense scrutiny over his fitness to serve, accidentally introduces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian strongman Vladimir Putin at a NATO ceremony before correcting himself. SOUNDBITE
President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is confident Ukraine would eventually join NATO after the alliance said the Russian-invaded country has an "irreversible" path to membership. "We are doing and will continue to do everything to ensure that the day comes when Ukraine is invited and becomes a NATO member, and I am confident we will achieve this," Zelensky tells a news conference at a NATO summit alongside the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
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