The Latest Breaking News from Berlin

Tesla Could Drop Plans For Giga Berlin Battery Cell Plant: Report

According to people familiar with the matter cited by WSJ, Tesla is considering shipping the equipment destined for battery production in Grünheide to the US.

InsideEVs · Sep 15, 2022

Germany says it will deliver two more multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine

Germany will supply two more multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Thursday.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Tesla Giga Berlin Expansion Plans Reportedly Delayed By Authorities

According to German radio broadcaster RBB, Grünheide mayor Arne Christiani was not able to say whether the Tesla expansion issue would be addressed this year. 

InsideEVs · Sep 15, 2022

ISB, ESMT Berlin ink student exchange pact

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The Hindu · Sep 13, 2022

Analysis-Ukraine's battlefield gains may win it more Western arms

By showing over the past week they have a path to beating Russian forces on the battlefield, Ukraine's troops may have won more military support from Western countries and undermined the urge of some Europeans to push Kyiv to make concessions.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Ukraine's foreign minister criticises Germany over arms supplies

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Germany on Tuesday of ignoring Kyiv's pleas for Leopard tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles, saying Berlin offered only "abstract fears and excuses" for not providing such military hardware.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Scholz channels Berlin Airlift spirit to gird Germans for winter

Chancellor Olaf Scholz invoked the spirit of the Berlin Airlift on Tuesday to implore Germans that "the seemingly impossible can succeed", urging them to brace for a tough winter and to rise to the challenge of a shift in energy supply away from Russian gas.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Germany to Buy Israeli Missile to Boost Air Defense

Germany is in talks to buy the Arrow 3 missile defense system from Israel. The step comes as part of Berlin's efforts to strengthen its armed forces after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on a visit to the German capital on Monday. “Israel will play…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022

Is war’s tide turning in Ukraine’s favor? And will that hurt Putin?

BERLIN — The scenes are jubilant ones: Ukrainian troops raise their blue-and-yellow banners in towns and villages that Russian troops controlled for nearly seven months. Elderly residents emerge from sheds and cellars, nearly bowling over young soldiers with headlong hugs. Abandoned Russian tanks and armored vehicles lie marooned in fields…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 12, 2022

Germany’s Scholz Sees No Imminent Nuclear Deal with Iran

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he doesn't expect an agreement with Iran in the immediate future to restore Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers, though he said there's no reason for Iran not to sign up and European countries would remain "patient." Scholz spoke after meeting…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022