The president of the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin directly at a summit in Siberia, saying Russia's attacks on Ukraine must stop.
ConflictsPresident Vladimir Putin and three Russian political allies are demanding that Armenia hold a referendum on future EU membership. The move comes as Armenia, previously loyal to Moscow, turns its sights to Brussels.
World politicsTruls Möregårdh broke a mental barrier when he beat the Chinese world number one Lin Shidong in the final of the major tournament in Malmö. Truls can now have a belief in winning a World Championship or Olympic Games, says table tennis legend J-O Waldner.
SportsShahana Hajiyeva won gold in para judo 2020. Now she has been banned for life in her previous categories after new tests showed that she is not considered to have any visual impairment.
SportsVladimir Putin extends an olive branch to his old antagonist Angela Merkel and apologizes for having brought a dog to their meeting in 2007.
WorldRussia's president Vladimir Putin says that his country may attack Ukraine's capital Kyiv with a hypersonic robot of the same kind as was fired during a notable attack on the metropolis Dnipro recently.
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