16:11⇢Eastward Shift in Global Power
⌨Russian media continues to highlight President Putin's participation in the SCO summit, framing it as a shift towards a multipolar world order and a strong signal to the West (NTV.ru, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, RT, Vesti, Izvestia, Komsomolskaya Pravda). Foreign Minister Lavrov reinforces this by accusing the West of blackmail to impede multipolarity (Lenta.ru, TASS). Concurrently, economic forecasts show a worsening outlook and a potential higher budget deficit for Russia (Interfax.ru, The Moscow Times), while high-level discussions around a Putin-Trump-Zelensky meeting remain unconcluded (RBC.ru).