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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says "nothing is off the table" in terms of military aid for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky steps up his demands for Western help ahead of talks with EU leaders. SOUNDBITE
The European Union will move to impose sanctions on Russia should President Vladimir Putin recognise Ukraine's separatist territories as independent, according the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden is ready to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if the US and Russia "conclude that (that is) the best way to resolve things" regarding Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says after talks with his own Russian counterpart. SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters "no option is off the table," when it comes to the US response to any Russia attack on Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
US National Security Advisor tells reporters at the White House that Joe Biden gave no commitments to President Vladimir Putin over any demand for Ukraine to be blocked from joining NATO or for a reduced US military presence in the region during a virtual summit between the two leaders. SOUNDBITE
The United States denounces Russia's veto that ended a UN panel monitoring sanctions on North Korea, accusing Moscow of seeking to hide its growing military cooperation. "Russia's actions today have cynically undermined international peace and security, all to advance the corrupt bargain that Moscow has struck with the DPRK," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says, referring to the North by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. SOUNDBITE