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G7 countries announced on Wednesday an international framework that paves the way for long-term security assurances for Ukraine to boost its defences against Russia and deter Moscow from future aggression.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Joe Biden, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.KACPER PEMPEL/Reuters

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy goes to shake hands with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, as U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni look on, as they attend a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council, during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.YVES HERMAN/Reuters

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) and Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (R) talk with New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins (C) at the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) with Asia Pacific partners during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni before a working session on Ukraine at the NATO summit, in Vilnius.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (C) talks with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L); at (R) can be seen Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, at the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) with Asia Pacific partners during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images

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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese talks with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrive for the start of a meeting with NATO's Indo-Pacific partners during the NATO summit, in Vilnius.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine and President Joe Biden during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Heads of State and Government, with Sweden, at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.POOL/Reuters

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Ukrain's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, talk during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

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President Joe Biden, right, talks with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, as France's President Emmanuel Macron stands at left, during an event with G-7 leaders and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.Susan Walsh/The Associated Press

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) speaks with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.Pool/Getty Images

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US President Joe Biden (L) speaks with Luxembourgh Prime Minister Xavier Bettel ahead of a working session on Ukraine during the NATO summit, in Vilnius.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images

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Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius.GREEK PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE/Reuters

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