The Ukraine weapons policy shift that began Monday materialized into concrete commitments when Merz met Selenskyj in Berlin. Germany pledged five billion euros in military aid and announced joint production of long-range weapons systems, moving beyond previous delivery-focused support. The Kremlin denounced the weapons pact as "very irresponsible."
Domestic politics saw the new CDU-SPD coalition government implementing its first policy changes, with Dobrindt's migration restrictions passing cabinet and a "immediate program" of economic measures including restaurant tax cuts and pension reforms.
Trump's visa suspension for international students dominated morning coverage, while reports emerged of German materials being used in Russian nuclear weapons modernization. By afternoon, a glacier collapse buried an Alpine village after evacuation warnings, and Netanyahu announced killing a Hamas leader in Gaza.
A train-truck collision in Bavaria caused multiple injuries, while evening brought news of NATO requesting 40,000 additional German soldiers due to Putin concerns.