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After talks in the Ukrainian capital, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will meet her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow today. The press takes stock of the 41-year-old Green politician's position vis-à-vis Europe's longest-serving foreign minister, and what it means for the ongoing Ukraine crisis.

In a renewed offensive against the BBC, the British government has announced that it will cut funding to the public broadcaster starting 2027. For the BBC, this would mean it would have to axe thousands of jobs and shut down several programmes. The opposition has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of using the plan to divert attention from the Partygate scandal.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited his Spanish counterpart and fellow social democrat Pedro Sánchez for the first time. The Spanish press discusses whether the chemistry between the two heads of government can form the basis for a solid Berlin-Madrid axis.

After much back-and-forthing a federal court in Australia has ruled that the revoking of tennis star Novak Djoković's visa was legal. The Serb was classified as a risk by the Australian Department of Immigration and forced to leave the country on the weekend. The European press has little sympathy with the unvaccinated world number one tennis player.