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Zelensky to rally EU support
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President Zelensky will urge European Union leaders to boost Ukraine's air defences when he joins them at their summit in Brussels in a few hours. He wants the EU to provide more weapons to intercept Russian attacks because of a shortage of US-made Patriot missiles. Relations between Ukraine and the US have worsened in recent days with reports America was no longer providing intelligence and had restricted the Starlink satellite internet service, which are both vital to the Ukrainian military. The White House is defending its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, as she faces scrutiny over her legal credentials. Ms Zacharia has admitted she failed her Bar examination but has defended her right to call herself a lawyer. And we hear from the government of Rwanda and get reaction to the country having been chosen for a new Formula 1 racing circuit. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Credit: Henry Nicholls/Reuters).

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