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Ukraine wins the Eurovision Song Contest, snatching victory over Russia whose entry was tipped as the favourite to win. Paul Chapman reports.
President Joe Biden voices confidence that the United States would provide long-term military support to Ukraine, despite hesitation among some lawmakers in the rival Republican Party. "The fact of the matter is that I believe we'll have the funding necessary to support Ukraine as long as it takes," Biden tells a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. SOUNDBITE
EU leaders take a group photo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has received a hero's welcome to Brussels as he lobbies leaders at an EU summit for help to repel a renewed Russian offensive. IMAGES
On the last day of a NATO summit in Madrid, United States President Joe Biden says that the United States will support Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion "for as long as it takes", and points to Russia's defaulting on its national debt as evidence that the US's support for Ukraine is having an impact. SOUNDBITE
Before the start of the Atlantic Alliance foreign ministers' meeting in Berlin, Nato's Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana says Ukraine's win in the Eurovision Song Contest shows the "immense public support" for the country in its battle against Russia. SOUNDBITE
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