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Russia has declined to attend a hearing at the UN's top court at which Ukraine is asking for an immediate order to halt the conflict, International Court of Justice President Joan Donoghue says. SOUNDBITE
Several dozen of demonstrators gathered on the Place de la Republique in Paris to chant their support for Ukraine, demanding an end to the Russian invasion which began on 24 February, more than three weeks ago. IMAGES
Targeting hospitals in Ukraine is a "war crime," a senior UN official tells an emergency meeting of the Security Council, called in the wake of deadly strikes that Kyiv blamed on Russia. "Intentionally directing attacks against a protected hospital is a war crime and perpetrators must be held to account," says Joyce Msuya, acting under-secretary for humanitarian affairs. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Nigel Farage's claim that the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "completely wrong and only plays into Putin's hands". The far-right leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party said in a BBC interview Friday that "we've provoked this war", while adding that "of course" it was Russian president Vladimir Putin's "fault". "This kind of appeasement is dangerous for Britain's security, the security of our allies that rely on us, and only emboldens Putin further," Sunak tells reporters while on the campaign trail ahead of July 4 general elections. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in France to join the international ceremony in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day, a hugely symbolic backdrop to talks on how Ukraine can gain back ground after Russian advances. IMAGES
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