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Cyprus is in shock after an anti-migrant march in the port city of Limassol turned violent on Friday night, with hundreds of protesters wearing hoods attacking people and ransacking shops. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulidis expressed indignation, and on Saturday hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate against racism. Commentators voice dismay.

The Turkish team has won the Women's European Volleyball Championship for the first time, triggering a wave of euphoria. Previously the team and its openly gay player Ebrar Karakurt were the targets of ridicule and fierce criticism by conservative and Islamist circles. For anti-government Turkish media, this makes the team's success all the sweeter.

Following allegations of corruption against the Ministry of Defence, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed a new defence minister. Olexiy Reznikov submitted his letter of resignation on Monday and will be replaced by Rustem Umerov, who was involved in the negotiations on the Black Sea Grain Initiative, among other things. Europe's press discusses the reasons for the move.

Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on resuming the deal brokered by Turkey and the UN on exports of Ukrainian grain have failed. The West must first lift its sanctions on trade in Russian agricultural products, Putin said after the meeting in Sochi. Commentators voice disappointment.