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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Sochi ahead of trilateral talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev a month after the worst clashes between the two countries since their war in 2020. Moscow is seeking to reassert its role as a key powerbroker between the Caucasus arch-foes amid the growing Western engagement in the region, where Russia -- distracted by its war in Ukraine -- is visibly losing influence after decades of domination. IMAGES
EU Council President Charles Michel meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as he threatens to veto a massive aid package of 50 billion euros ($54 billion) and a promise of formal membership talks with Ukraine during the upcoming EU summit. IMAGES
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, meets with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, ahead of trilateral talks with Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, a month after the worst clashes between the two countries since their war in 2020. The talks come after Putin's initial head-to-head with Pashinyan, where the Armenian leader thanked Moscow for its ongoing peacekeeping missions in the region. Russia is seeking to reassert its role as a key powerbroker between the Caucasus arch-foes as Western engagement in the region grows and Moscow -- distracted by its war in Ukraine -- is visibly losing influence after decades of domination. IMAGES COMPLETES EN32MH7E9
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Astana, on the sidelines of the Sixth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. The meeting comes after recent fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, in which Russia declined to intervene militarily despite its collective security pact with Armenia. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Kremlin palace in Moscow. Antonio Guterres called earlier during his visit for Moscow and Kyiv to work together to set up aid and evacuation corridors in war-torn Ukraine. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.