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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.

The dispute over import bans on Ukrainian agricultural products to certain EU countries is escalating. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised Poland's lack of solidarity. In response, Warsaw summoned the Ukrainian ambassador, and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki even called certain arms deliveries into question in an interview. Emotions are running high over the issue in other countries too, as a glance at Europe's press shows.