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Romania and Bulgaria have partially joined the Schengen area for air and sea travel, allowing free movement without document checks, but land border controls remain in place due to Austria's opposition on migration grounds.

According to updated bookmakers' forecasts, Ukraine has dropped to 4th place with a 10% chance of winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, while Croatia, Switzerland, and Italy occupy the top three spots.

Today marks International Mermaid Day, which honors the mythical sea creatures that have captured the human imagination for centuries.

The russians have begun equipping the "Shakhtys" used to attack Ukraine with a more efficient GPS system and continue to erase the markings on foreign electronic components to conceal their origin.

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

Ukrainian freestylists Angelina Brykina and Maksym Kuznetsov won the overall European Acrobatics Cup in Airolo, Switzerland.

The Verkhovna Rada is preparing a draft law to regulate the social network Telegram in Ukraine by introducing measures similar to those applied to platforms such as YouTube, including disclosure of ownership, restrictions on prohibited content, and restrictions on use by government agencies if the owners are not transparent.

Zelenskyy refuted Russian claims of "great powers" and emphasized the importance of every nation, inviting all countries to join the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland to end Russia's war on Ukraine's terms and establish a rules-based international order.

Zelenskyy and the Indian prime minister discussed strengthening trade and economic relations, including agricultural exports, cooperation in the aviation industry, and trade in pharmaceuticals and industrial products.

The majority of Ukrainians see a common future with residents of the Russian-occupied territories in 2022 and 2014, and most are ready to discuss the format of this future, according to a poll.

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

Andriy Yermak met with the Ambassador of Brazil to Ukraine and discussed preparations for the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, recent Russian attacks on Ukraine, including a missile attack on a residential building in Odesa.

Ukrainian freestyle skiers won three medals, including one gold, at the European Ski Acrobatics Cup in Airolo, Switzerland.

Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak met with the Ambassador of India to Ukraine and discussed preparations for the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, emphasizing the importance of further involving India in the process of establishing a just peace in Ukraine.

Croatia has introduced a controversial law that penalizes whistleblowers who pass information from court investigations to the press, despite opposition and journalist concerns about curbing media freedom and whistleblowing.

Ukrainian snowboarders Annamarie Dancha and Nadiya Gapatin won gold and bronze medals respectively at the European Snowboard Cup in Davos, Switzerland.

The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine discussed preparations for the Global Peace Summit with National Security Advisor of Saudi Arabia Musayed bin Mohammed Al-Ayban.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Swiss Ambassador Christina Marti Lang and protested to her over the decision of the Swiss parliament on the mechanism of confiscation of Russian assets.

German and Chinese officials discussed a potential peace conference in Switzerland on Russia's war against Ukraine, but China did not present any new initiatives.

Copper Technologies, a cryptocurrency firm allegedly owned by Russian arms dealer Jonathan Zimenkov, transferred more than $4. 2 million in digital assets to Zimenkov's crypto wallet in May 2021, 19 months before he was sanctioned by the United States for aiding Russian forces.

Five skiers from the same family have been found dead and one is still missing after they disappeared during a ski tour near Zermatt, Switzerland.

Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak discussed preparations for the Global Peace Summit with National Security Advisor to the Republic of South Africa Sidney Mufamadi, emphasizing the importance of the African continent's participation.

Zelenskyy rejected Erdogan's proposal to hold a peace summit with Russia, saying that Ukraine cannot invite those who block, destroy and kill everything, and wants to achieve a just peace first before involving Russia.

Switzerland is considering using frozen russian state assets worth more than $8 billion to finance war reparations to Ukraine for Russia's violations of international law.

Starting March 14, China will extend its visa-free regime to six countries - Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg - on a pilot basis.

Changing the rules for disclosing banking secrecy will undermine confidence in the entire banking system, says Concorde Bank co-founder Sosedka.

Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak met with former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin to discuss Ukraine's security, Euro-Atlantic integration, the situation at the front, Russian attacks, the importance of further support from partners, Ukraine's invitation to NATO, preparations for the Global Peace Summit, nuclear security and Ukraine's integration into the EU.

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis expressed support for Ukraine's 10-point peace formula and said that Greece would participate in the upcoming global peace summit in Switzerland to support peace in Ukraine and Europe.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba informed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Paraguay Ramirez Lescano about the preparations for the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland and invited Paraguay to participate.

In a referendum initiated by trade unions, Switzerland voted in favor of a 13th supplemental pension and rejected raising the retirement age.