21:22⇢Putin's Missile Duel Gets Zelensky's Mockery
⌨The newspapers report on recent exchanges between Putin and Zelensky, with Putin suggesting a "high-tech duel" between missiles and air defense, which Zelensky dismissively mocked (Kyiv Post, Novoe Vremya). Scholz and Trump discussed Ukraine, both agreeing the war "has lasted too long" (Pravda, TSN, UNIAN). Meanwhile, the European Council calls for immediate increase in military aid to Ukraine (Ukrinform UA), while reports emerge of an explosion near Russia's Northern Fleet base in Murmansk (Liga.net).