12:56⇢Russia-US Diplomatic Contacts Resume Next Week
⌨The newspapers report extensively on Russia-US diplomatic developments. Multiple sources highlight upcoming Russia-US contacts next week, as announced by RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev, who recently visited Washington - the most senior Russian official to do so since the Ukraine war began (Interfax, Kommersant, Lenta, RBC, Moscow Times). Military news focuses on Russian forces capturing Basovka in Sumy region (Izvestia, NTV, TASS). Other headlines mention Iran's military being placed on high alert (RIA Novosti), protests against "Trump-Musk coup" in the US (RT), Trump's tariff impacts on Europe (Svoboda), and controversies surrounding Russian gymnasts and the St. George ribbon (Komsomolskaya Pravda).