21:31⇢NATO's Elite Joins Putin's Ranks
⌨The newspapers report on Putin's recruitment of NATO-trained elite soldiers due to high losses in Ukraine (FR), while an Indian geostrategist discusses Asia's differing views on Trump's potential return (Spiegel). In domestic politics, CDU, SPD, and BSW reach a coalition agreement in Thuringia (Junge Freiheit). The immigration office faces significant staffing shortages with 30% vacant positions amid doubled naturalization applications (Stuttgarter Zeitung), while the Federal Network Agency plans to divide Germany into five price zones for new power connections (Welt).