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Kiev (Ukraine), Jul 28 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Sergey Dolzhenko).- The leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church led a prayer service on Monday at the Saint Vladimir Hill in Kiev to commemorate the anniversary of the Christianization of Kievan Rus.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF KIEVAN RUS.
European Council President Donald Tusk condemns Russia's "aggression" and states that the EU will never recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea at an EU summit in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a lavish ceremony on Red Square following a landslide victory in his country’s presidential elections. The concert marks the tenth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, when Moscow formally recognised the peninsula as a federal subject. IMAGES
Hundreds of people queue under the watchful eye of the police to pay their respects to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny outside the Moscow church where his funeral is being held. The ceremony comes two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison. His supporters accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of murdering his top critic, whilst the Kremlin denies involvement in his death. IMAGES
UK Defence Minster Grant Shapps welcomes Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, the head of the Ukrainian Navy, ahead of a press conference alongside his Norwegian counterpart Bjørn Arild Gram, where they will discuss a joint defence-coalition aimed at enhancing Ukraine's ability to defend its sovereign waters and bolster security in the Black Sea. IMAGES
Images show Ukrainian heavy T72B3 tanks and BMP-2 infantry vehicles on the road heading to the frontline in eastern Ukraine. IMAGES