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Headscarves are already banned in France's schools. Now the country's new education minister Gabriel Attal wants to ban abayas as well. Wearing these ankle-length garments is a "religious gesture", argues Attal, citing France's strict secularism. The press is at odds over the planned ban.

Time and again, Kyiv has stressed its determination to retake Crimea, which has been occupied by Russia since 2014, by military means. But now President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he believes a political solution is feasible. Once the Ukrainians are on the administrative border with Crimea it would be possible "to push through the demilitarisation of Russia on the territory of Ukrainian Crimea," he said on Sunday. Commentators discuss the initiative.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has come under fire over her husband Arvo Hallik's business activities. Estonian media have reported that he holds shares in a logistics company that has continued to do business with Russia. Kallas has now refused to appear before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about the allegations. Europe's press takes stock.

Russian authorities have confirmed the death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. A DNA analysis revealed that Prigozhin was among those who died in a plane that crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg last week. Europe's press discusses the political fallout.