The day began with prominent reporting on the EU's decision to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, sparking immediate legal action from Moscow. This development built upon previous days' discussions regarding the use of Russian assets for Ukraine aid.
Concurrently, US envoy Witkoff's arrival in Berlin for talks with Zelensky and EU leaders, aimed at a Ukraine peace agreement, garnered significant attention, with Trump's proposal for a free zone in Donbass also discussed. By late morning and early afternoon, reports focused on potential US security guarantees for Kyiv, possibly based on NATO's Article 5. Moscow's threats of retaliation for the frozen assets intensified in the afternoon, with Salvini criticizing the EU's move. The evening saw new headlines emerge regarding a shooting at Brown University in the US, briefly shifting editorial focus.