Members of parliament belonging to the Armenian governing coalition accuse Russia of wanting to drag Armenia into a new war with neighboring Azerbaijan, and criticize the conduct of Russian peacekeepers amid a renewed crisis in the region following the Lachin blockade and worsening relations between Armenia and Russia. (RFE/RL)
Kosovo formally signs a request to become a member of the European Union. Serbia condemns the request and says that it will ask the five members of the bloc which do not recognize Kosovo to reject the request. (AP)
Mayor of Istanbul and popular opposition figure Ekrem İmamoğlu is on trial where he faces a political ban and between 15 months and four years in jail on charges of "insulting" public officials. (AFP via France24)