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A group of around 30 heavily armed gunmen attacked police officers in northern Kosovo on the weekend. According to the Ministry of the Interior in Pristina, one policeman and three attackers were killed before the gunmen barricaded themselves in a monastery. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called the attack an act of terrorism and blamed Serbia. Belgrade rejects the accusations.

A remark by the Polish prime minister taken out of context has caused an international stir. In an interview, Mateusz Morawiecki said: "We are already no longer supplying arms to Ukraine, but are equipping ourselves with the most modern weapons." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted with sharp criticism. Europe's press comments on the altercation in the context of the import bans on agricultural products and the election campaign in Poland.

After Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared victory over Nagorno-Karabakh, a first round of negotiations on the future of the Armenian-majority region has ended without an agreement. The talks between representatives of both sides focused on the question of security and supplies for the region's population. Has there been a fundamental shift in the balance of power?

Following a clarification by the EU Commission that the ban on importing Russian cars under the sanctions against Russia also applies when such vehicles are imported for personal use rather than for sale, several states including Finland and the Baltic countries have banned the entry of vehicles with Russian licence plates. Commentators debate the merits of the move.