05:09⇢Putin Rejects Comprehensive Ceasefire Despite Trump Call
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the Trump-Putin phone call aftermath, with Putin rejecting a comprehensive ceasefire proposal while offering only a limited pause on energy infrastructure attacks (FAZ, FR, Spiegel, Tagesspiegel, Welt, Zeit, merkur.de). Multiple sources emphasize that Putin is merely manipulating Trump while dictating negotiation terms (Tagesspiegel, Welt, Zeit). In domestic news, major German automotive and manufacturing companies are significantly reducing jobs, with Mercedes, Porsche, and Bosch offering fewer positions in Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgarter Zeitung). Other headlines discuss CDU/CSU parliamentary debt package votes (Junge Freiheit) and concerns about BP selling its Gelsenkirchen refinery (WAZ).