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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that the US and it's European allies are prepared to take "united, swift and severe action" against Russia if they pursue aggressive action against Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lands in Oslo to meet with leaders of the five Nordic nations, key backers in Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion. With the counter-offensive launched by Ukraine in July failing to yield the anticipated results, Zelensky is trying to rebuild support among Ukraine's allies amid growing dissent. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses some Arab leaders of ignoring the horrors of Russia's invasion of his country during a speech at an Arab League summit in Jeddah. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insists that a special tribunal must be created to hold Russia to account for its "aggression". "When there is a tradition of inevitable punishment of aggression, then there will be a tradition of guaranteed non-repetition of aggression," he tells diplomats and officials at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's Vladimir Putin over a war crime charge. SOUNDBITE
Metropolitan Pavlo, the director of the Ukrainian capital's historic Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, appears in court on the charges of inciting religious hatred and denying Russian aggression. Despite the church officially breaking ties with the Russian Patriarchate after the invasion of Ukraine last year, Kyiv believes it is still de facto dependent on Moscow. IMAGES
Opposition leaders address thousands of protesters gathered near Israel's parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, as they demonstrate against the government's controversial judicial reform plan, which aims to give lawmakers substantially more control over the supreme court. IMAGES