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Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to be re-confirmed in office on 17 March. Various representatives of the opposition - including Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia - are calling on citizens to turn up en masse at polling stations at 12 noon - as they did for Navalny's funeral and to sign Boris Nadezhdin's bid to stand as a presidential candidate. The plan could work, commentators say.

It's official: after almost two years of suspense, Sweden finally became a Nato member yesterday. But the commentary in the national press shows that the mood in the country is far from euphoric. Rightly so?

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has suspended government-level talks between Prague and Bratislava, citing the pro-Russian stance of his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico. The decision marks a low point in relations between the two countries which were a joint state for 75 years. Commentators are also unhappy about the situation.

Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have emerged strengthened from the Super Tuesday primaries in 15 US states. Nikki Haley is Trump's only remaining rival in the race for the Republican nomination but won only one narrow victory in yesterday's Super Tuesday primaries. Meanwhile, President Biden scored easy victories in the Democratic primaries. Commentators analyse the situation.