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After meetings in London and Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the EU Parliament in Brussels on Thursday. Ukraine needs more arms and in particular fighter jets from the West to defend democracy in Ukraine and all Europe, he said. Europe's press is divided on the issue.

The independent former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus with 51.9 percent of the vote on Sunday. His opponent Andreas Mavrogiannis of the left-wing AKEL party won 48.1 percent. The president also leads the government in Cyprus, which for the first time does not include either of the two major parties DISY (centre-right) and AKEL. The national press also finds this noteworthy.

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has tasked her security advisor Dorin Recean with forming a new government after the government led by Natalia Gavriliță resigned on Friday. Gavriliță's pro-EU government had been under pressure for months due to massive increases in energy and food prices. What role are pro-Russian forces playing here?

After meetings in London and Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the EU Parliament in Brussels on Thursday. Ukraine needs more arms and in particular fighter jets from the West to defend democracy in Ukraine and all Europe, he said. Europe's press is divided on the issue.