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Swiss President Ignazio Cassis welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the picturesque southern Swiss city of Lugano for a two-day conference, aiming to lay out the principles and priorities for a rebuilding and recovery process in Ukraine. IMAGES
Attendees of the Ukraine recovery meeting in Switzerland pose for a family photo before gathering to hash out a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild the war-torn country. Leaders posing for the photo include Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Swiss President Ignazio Cassis, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chairman of Ukraine's Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva in an urgent bid for a solution over Ukraine, with the United States increasingly worried that Russia will invade despite warnings of severe reprisals. IMAGES
Top US and Russian diplomats kick off crucial talks on soaring tensions over Ukraine, amid fears of a Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Russian counterpart Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov opened their meeting at the US mission in Geneva at 8:55 am (0755 GMT). IMAGES of the top of the meeting
An American delegation motorcade enters the compounds of the Mission of the United States of America in Geneva for high-stakes talks with Russia over tensions in Ukraine. IMAGES
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal and their delegations pose for a photo in Warsaw ahead of bilateral talks on a dispute over farming imports and blockades by disgruntled Polish farmers on the shared border. While Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, ties have soured over the past months amid ongoing economic disputes, and as farmers complain imports from Ukraine have undercut prices for their own produce. IMAGES