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International support for Ukraine remains "strong and true" more than a year into Kyiv's battle against invading Russian forces, says US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at a meeting of dozens of Kyiv's supporters at the Ramstein air base in Germany. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the G7 nations were increasingly on the same page in their policy towards China after a summit of the club of wealthy nations' foreign ministers in Germany. "From everything that I've seen, including the conversations... with our German partners, as well as with all of our G7 partners, the convergence of the alignment on China is increasingly strong and increasingly clear," Blinken says. SOUNDBITE
Germany urges a "strong answer" from the European Union after Washington announced huge spending on climate protection initiatives. The Economics and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck warns that the US' new initiatives could draw investors away from Europe. SOUNDBITE
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis on her first official visit to Greece as Foreign Minister. IMAGES
"We have a very solid and strong growth now everywhere in Europe", says France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire at a press conference in Paris with his German counterpart Christian Lindner. He adds the "key challenge" for both countries is to "to keep that same level of growth" over 2022 and beyond. SOUNDBITE