• Ukraine agrees to ‘Steinmeier Formula,’ green-lights elections in occupied Donbas

The Kyiv Post reports that President Zelensky has given the go ahead to local elections in the conflict areas of Donbas but said that Russian and other combatants must withdraw first. Under the plan, the OSCE and domestic observers, media and political groups would have access to see the polls.

• With tectonic international shifts, our foreign affairs strategy shouldn’t be an afterthought

Roland Paris in the Toronto Globe and Mail suggests that Canada needs to hold a comprehensive foreign affairs review