04:49⇢Alaska Summit Confirmed
⌨The German media's main focus is now the confirmed meeting between US President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska on August 15th (Berliner Zeitung, FAZ, FR, Spiegel, Welt, merkur.de). Reports indicate the Ukraine conflict will be central, with Trump floating a "territorial exchange" (Berliner Zeitung, Spiegel, Welt, merkur.de). Domestically, discussions persist on populist influence and the AfD's cultural strategy (Junge Freiheit, Zeit), alongside ongoing scrutiny of Chancellor Merz's arms export policy towards Israel (TAZ).