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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics in Riga. During a joint press conference, Blinken calls on Russia to "end the war" as the fighting in Ukraine continues for the 12th day. SOUNDBITE
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's foreign minister, and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's Secretary General, meet in Brussels at the NATO foreign ministers meeting. As Finland joins the military alliance, Ukraine is also pushing for eventual NATO membership, but Western diplomats say that remains a still distant prospect. IMAGES
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission, meet at the European Commmission against a background of war in Ukraine and tensions with Russia. IMAGES
Dutch prime Minister Mark Rutte welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of a working dinner for NATO Heads of State and Government, part of the preparations for the upcoming Summit in Vilnius. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg for talks in Istanbul. The trip comes as pressure builds on Erdogan to drop his opposition to Sweden joining NATO. Stoltenberg on Thursday said he would soon visit Ankara to work towards Sweden joining "as early as possible". IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo during his surprise visit to the Netherlands. In his first official visit to the country, Zelensky went to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's President Vladimir Putin over war crime charges. The Netherlands has pledged both financial and military support to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. IMAGES
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