05:41⇢European Leaders Convene in Kyiv
⌨The newspapers extensively report on German Chancellor Merz traveling to Kyiv alongside French President Macron and British Prime Minister Starmer to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky (FAZ, FR, Spiegel, Sueddeutsche, Tagesspiegel, merkur.de). Some sources indicate Merz believes a ceasefire agreement might be possible as soon as this weekend, while German weapons deliveries have reportedly become classified again (Tagesspiegel, merkur.de). Other headlines mention a rejected asylum seeker from Krefeld connected to a New York killing (Bild), a Dutch investor putting €100 million into a vacant Düsseldorf high-rise (RP Online), and concerns about the Foreign Office ignoring security officials' recommendations on Afghan migrant documents (Welt).