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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges members of the US Congress to approve a Ukraine aid package. "We should be standing up for freedom, standing up for the right of this country to defend itself and making sure that Putin doesn't win," he says while on a visit to Bulgaria. The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives blocked war aid for Ukraine on February 13, ignoring President Joe Biden's plea that passing the bill was vital for standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. SOUNDBITE
During his speech at the Conservatives party conference in Manchester, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls on his allies to continue arming Kyiv to enable Ukraine to "finish the job" and repel the Russian invasion. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is hopeful of securing a quick deal to get fighter jets from Western partners, after meeting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Chequers. Zelensky confirms the pair talked about the issue during a meeting at the prime minister's official country retreat northwest of London, adding that he was "very positive" about the prospect of creating a "jets coalition" for the war against Russia. SOUNDBITE
Images released by the Led By Donkeys political activist group show their members completely covering the road outside the Russian embassy in London with hundreds of litres of yellow and blue paint in an act of solidarity with Ukraine. The demonstration comes on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale offensive in Ukraine. IMAGES
Speaking to reporters in Scotland, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from "the edge of a precipice", warning that an invasion of Ukraine could be "disastrous for Russia". SOUNDBITE
On a visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on Russia to "step back" and choose the "path of diplomacy", as tensions brew between Russia and the West over a potential invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE