05:15⇢Germany's Social State Reckoning
⌨German media continues to focus on the future of the social welfare state, with calls for significant reforms, including pension adjustments and increased personal contributions for long-term care (Bild, Junge Freiheit, WAZ, merkur.de). Meanwhile, international attention centers on the Ukraine conflict, as SPD leader Klingbeil visits Kyiv pledging further aid and demanding a ceasefire (Sueddeutsche, Welt). US Vice President Vance weighs in, outlining a potential end-of-war timeframe and ruling out US ground troops (FR, Tagesspiegel).