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A senior UN official condemns Russia for its "appalling assaults" on Ukraine which saw some 158 missiles launched, killing at least 30 people according to Kyiv. "Regrettably, today's appalling assaults were only the latest in a series of escalating attacks by the Russian Federation," says UN assistant secretary-general Mohamed Khiari. SOUNDBITE
NATO leaders agreed at a summit in Vilnius on Tuesday that they will invite Ukraine to become a member when certain conditions are reached, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg says. "We also made clear that we will issue an invitation for Ukraine to join NATO when allies agree and conditions are met," Stoltenberg tells journalists after the talks. SOUNDBITE
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a European summit in Moldova. IMAGES
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is the first of up to 47 leaders to arrive at the European Political Community summit on in Moldova. Zelensky is welcomed to Mimi Castle in Bulboaca by Moldova's President Maia Sandu for a meeting designed as a show of European diplomatic force against Russia. IMAGES
During the concluding G20 Finance ministers' press conference in Bangaluru, the secretary in charge of the Indian Department of Economic affairs, Ajay Seth, says that "all 18 countries felt that the war has got implications on the global economy" and needed to be mentioned. Only China and Russia did not want to sign up to the wording on Ukraine. G20 host India has also refused to condemn Russia, which is New Delhi's biggest arms supplier and has become a major source of oil for India since the invasion. SOUNDBITE
European Union chief Charles Michel reiterates support for Ukraine's closer integration with the bloc during a summit in the capital hosted by President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Ukraine is the EU, the EU is Ukraine," Michel says at a press conference with Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE