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The US has ceded to pressure from Kyiv and agreed to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs as part of an 800 million-dollar (roughly 730 million-euro) military aid package. Cluster munitions are controversial because of their high dud rate and are prohibited by more than 100 states. Washington has countered that the danger to civilians in the event of a new Russian advance is greater. Commentators weigh the pros and cons.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has resigned after his government spent several days debating the issue of family reunification for refugees. The radically different outlooks of the four parties in his coalition government on immigration were 'unbridgeable', he said, leaving open the question of whether he will run again in the snap election expected to be held in the autumn.

In the run-up to the Nato summit on Tuesday and Wednesday in Vilnius, the big question is how the alliance can and should strengthen its security guarantees vis-à-vis Kyiv. Ukraine is calling on Nato to commit to making it a member once the war ends. Europe's press sees many question marks.

In Greece, a video of a waiter on the island of Rhodes wading out into the sea to serve guests on a floating platform has triggered a heated debate. The independent labour inspectorate now plans to investigate. A case of degrading work conditions or a well-paid job?