02:57⇢Putin Says Deal With Ukraine Possible
⌨Coverage shifts back from the Primorye appointment to post-Witkoff diplomacy. Putin's claims that Russia and Ukraine can agree and that Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield lead coverage (TASS, NTV). His offer to negotiate a new European security system is noted (The Moscow Times), while renewed U.S. mediation is framed as pressure toward soft capitulation that Kyiv doubts will yield breakthrough (Meduza).