As Russia launched its war, the lives of millions of Ukrainians were irreversibly changed. Artem Dmytryk hadn't seen his family for about 24 months, almost all of which he spent in Russian captivity.
The two leaders have sharp differences over the Israeli-Hamas war, but are keen to hold back further instability in the eastern Mediterranean as conflict also continues to rage in Ukraine.
The CBI busted a major racket of travel agents that was luring youths with opportunities in Russia pushing them in the war zone after confiscating their passports, an official said.
Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western former foreign minister, and Peter Pellegrini, a Ukraine-sceptic backed by the ruling populists, are vying to replace the outgoing liberal President Zuzana Caputova.
