09:21⇢Darchiev Takes Washington Post While Macron Rattles Nuclear Saber
⌨Russian newspapers extensively cover Putin's appointment of Alexander Darchiev as new ambassador to US (Interfax, Izvestia, NTV, Vesti, Kommersant, RBC). Macron's statement about using nuclear weapons to protect Europe from Russia draws sharp criticism from Russian Foreign Ministry, which calls it "detached from reality" (Lenta, RIA). US reportedly stops warning Ukraine about incoming Russian strikes (Moscow Times), while Russian forces claim capture of Andreevka in DPR (TASS, Rossiyskaya Gazeta).