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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan questions Armenia's membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) due to the lack of response to Azerbaijan's border violations in 2021 and 2022.

Azerbaijani Ambassador Seymur Mardaliyev met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine and conveyed an invitation to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference - COP29 in Azerbaijan.

russian president putin and Azerbaijani leader aliyev discussed regional security in the Caucasus and prospects for economic cooperation during a meeting in Moscow.

The withdrawal of russian "peacekeeping" troops from Nagorno-Karabakh has begun, with the first contingent and military equipment leaving the area of the Khudavang temple in Kalbajar district, Azerbaijani media report.

Ukrainian wrestler Oksana Livach won a license for the 2024 Olympic Games in women's wrestling, defeating four-time Olympic medalist Maria Stadnyk at the European qualifying tournament in Baku.

Pope Francis called for an end to wars, including in Ukraine, and expressed hope for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.

Armenia's exports to russia have risen sharply since the imposition of sanctions, raising Western concerns about possible sanctions circumvention.

Ukraine's U19 football team defeated Switzerland 3-0 and qualified for Euro 2024 without conceding a single goal.

The youth national football team of Ukraine U-21 won the sixth victory in the group in the selection for Euro-2025, defeating Azerbaijan away from with a score of 3:0, continuing their winning streak and becoming the leaders with a high chance of qualifying for Euro 2025.

Ukraine expects increased sanctions pressure on Russia and quick decisions on the confiscation of Russian assets, as well as continued military support from the EU.

Ukrainian gymnasts won 19 medals (8 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze) at the AGF TROPHY international gymnastics tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.

russia has been circumventing international sanctions by using intermediaries in former Soviet republics such as Azerbaijan to obtain luxury cars from the UK. As a result, exports to Azerbaijan have increased by 1860% in 5 years, reaching 273 million pounds last year, according to Sky News and analysis of trade data.

Yerevan is threatening to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization if it does not receive clarification from the CSTO on its "zone of responsibility" in Armenia.

The joint naval exercises involving Iran, China, and Russia that will begin on March 12 are aimed at "strengthening regional security" and promoting multilateral cooperation.

World chess champion Garry Kasparov was included in russia's list of terrorists and extremists because of his opposition to the russian government.

Turkey hopes that ceasefire talks in Ukraine will begin soon, separating the issues of Russian occupation and ceasefire.

Ukrainian saber fencer Olga Harlan won a bronze medal at the World Fencing Cup in Athens, losing in a tense semifinal match.

A team of juniors from Ukraine showed the best result at the European Air Pistol Shooting Championships in the Hungarian city of Gyor, winning gold with 1,706 points.

"Hezbollah" has launched new attacks on Israeli territory. The pro-Iranian militant movement claims to have fired 60 rockets at Israeli military base in the Golan Heights.

Next month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may travel to the South Caucasus, during which the head of state will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Delegations from Azerbaijan and Armenia will meet in the coming days to continue discussions on a peace treaty between the two countries.

According to MP Oleksiy Honcharenko, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may appoint current Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin as Ukraine's new ambassador to the UK.

President Zelenskyy appoints the former director general of Ukroboronprom as Ukraine's new ambassador to Azerbaijan.

Ukrainian judokas won one silver and two bronze medals at the international Grand Slam tournament in Baku.

During the meeting at the Munich Security Conference, the leaders of Ukraine and Azerbaijan discussed bilateral cooperation in trade, economy, energy, humanitarian aid and other areas, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Ilham Aliyev for the projects to reconstruct Irpin and expressed hope for further cooperation in restoring Ukraine's economy.

Ukraine's women's freestyle wrestling team won one gold, two silver, and three bronze medals at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, with Iryna Kolyadenko winning gold in the 65 kg category.

Ukrainian weightlifter Kamila Konotop won three gold medals at the European Championships in Sofia, becoming the absolute champion of Europe for the third time.

Ukrainian wrestler Zhan Beleniuk won bronze at the European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, defeating Islam Abbasov of Azerbaijan in the final match.

Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of shelling along their border, which reportedly killed two Armenian soldiers and wounded one Azerbaijani soldier.

The former head of a department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was arrested for two months with the possibility of posting UAH 50 million bail in the case of the ammunition supply contract.