07:06⇢Scholz Unlocks The Exit Door
⌨The newspapers report extensively on Chancellor Scholz's ARD interview with Caren Miosga, where he showed openness to early elections and a confidence vote (Berliner Zeitung, FAZ, RP Online, Spiegel, Welt, Zeit). The coverage notes Scholz's statement "I don't cling to my office" and analyzes his changed demeanor. In parallel, reports emerge of Putin gathering 50,000 troops from Russia and North Korea near Kursk (FR), while new asylum law reforms face discussion in the Bundestag (Neues Deutschland).