WEAPONS AND DIPLOMACY
* Germany’s approval for the re-export of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine is of secondary significance as Poland might ship these tanks as a part of a coalition of nations even with out its permission, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday.
* European international ministers, assembly on Monday to debate assist to Ukraine, pressed Berlin to let nations ship German-made Leopard tanks, after Germany appeared to open the door to such shipments by allies.
* Russia and Estonia downgraded their diplomatic relations and expelled one another’s ambassadors after Moscow accused Tallinn of anti-Russian insurance policies. Latvia additionally expelled Russia’s ambassador in solidarity with Estonia.
* Sweden mustn’t anticipate Turkey’s help for its Nato membership after a protest close to the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on the weekend together with the burning of a replica of the Koran, mentioned President Tayyip Erdoğan.
FIGHTING
* Russia’s defence ministry mentioned on Sunday that its forces have been enhancing their positions in Zaporizhzhia area, a southern a part of Ukraine.
* The highest Russian-installed official within the occupied elements of the Donetsk area of japanese Ukraine mentioned he had visited the city of Soledar that Russia claimed to had captured earlier this month.
* Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the battlefield stories.
UKRAINE ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES
* A prime ally of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned corrupt officers could be “actively” jailed, setting out a zero-tolerance strategy after probably the most high-profile graft allegations since Russia’s invasion got here to mild.
(Compiled by William Maclean, Frances Kerry, Peter Graff; Modifying by Robert Birsel.)