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France's new foreign minister Stephane Sejourne arrives in Kyiv on Saturday for his first official trip abroad, in a sign of support as the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears its second year. Stephane Sejourne and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba lay flowers at the "Wall of Memory" of those who died for Ukraine IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledges to find a way around Hungary's block on a 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine at a summit early next year. "We will have an operational solution" she says, speaking after a crunch EU summit in Brussels where member states agreed to begin membership talks with Kyiv, despite opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. SOUNDBITE
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at a crunch EU summit threatening to veto a massive aid package and a start to membership talks for Ukraine. "We set up seven preconditions" he says, "three out of the seven is not fulfilled". The summit comes with fears mounting over Western support for Ukraine nearly two years into Russia's war. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a working dinner, in a bid to break the deadlock ahead of an EU summit after the Hungarian leader threatened to block further backing for Ukraine. IMAGES
As he arrives for the European Union leaders' summit in Belgium, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban declares that he is "proud" of keeping can contact with Russia "in favour of the peace". SOUNDBITE
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