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For the first time since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine a cargo ship carrying grain has left the port of Odesa. The Razoni, loaded with 26,000 tonnes of maize, set sail on Monday for Lebanon. Whether this hails a breakthrough for exports of the roughly 20 million tonnes of stored Ukrainian grain remains uncertain, commentators note, taking a critical look at those congratulating themselves for this success.

The suicide of a doctor has shocked Austria: Lisa-Maria Kellermayr was a prominent advocate of vaccination during the Covid pandemic, and became a target of anti-vaxxers and coronavirus deniers. But when she received death threats and appealed for help she felt left in the lurch by the police, politicians and the public authorities. Last week she was found dead in her office. Commentators are dismayed and call for resolute measures.

After Kosovo's government postponed plans to stop accepting Serb documents at the border by a month, minority Serbs have dismantled the barricades they had set up in protest at border crossing points in Kosovo, but the situation remains tense. According to Pristina, the plan was merely a reaction to similar measures by Belgrade. Europe's press suspects Moscow is playing a role behind the scenes.

Sweden's Minister for Migration and Integration Anders Ygeman wants to introduce a variant of Denmark's "ghetto plan" in his own country. But he proposes going even further than Sweden and limiting the concentration of "non-Nordic" residents in problem neighbourhoods. Sweden's media view the plan with mixed feelings.