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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denies Moscow's claims that Kyiv attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Russia claimed two drones were shot down at the Kremlin. "We didn't attack Putin or Moscow. We fight on our territory, we are defending our villages and cities," Zelensky tells reporters at a joint press conference with Nordic leaders in Helsinki. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's second city Kharkiv is "absolutely sickening" and reminiscent of massacres of civilians in Sarajevo in the 1990s. The Prime minister speaks during a joint presser with NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Estonian Prime minister Kaja Kallas on a visit to Tallinn. IMAGES
In a televised address to the nation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refers to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "dictator" who will never "subdue the national feeling of the Ukrainians", after Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that Russian forces continue to ready for a potential attack on Ukraine after Moscow recognised two separatist regions as independent. SOUNDBITE
Guests, including British Prime minister Boris Johnson, arrive at Westminster Cathedral, in London, to attend the memorial service of murdered British lawmaker David Amess. IMAGES