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Poland requests German permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

German defence minister says he expects quick response, as application increases pressure on chancellor Olaf Scholz

The Guardian - UK

Germany okays tank training for Ukrainians

BERLIN: Germany said on Tuesday that allies could start training Ukrainian forces to use the Leopard battle tanks desperately sought by Kyiv to repel Russian troops, provoking a defiant response from the Kremlin.

Bangkok Post

Germany receives Polish request to give Ukraine tanks, says Poland

Germany has now received Poland's official request to re-export Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Polish defence minister said on Tuesday, as Warsaw cranks up the pressure on Berlin to give its approval.

Reuters

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16 objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways

An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial brings back to Germany a diverse set of everyday objects that Jews took with them when they fled the Nazis

The Independent UK

Poland increases pressure to send German-made tanks to Ukraine

Poland says it is planning to send German-made battle tanks to Ukraine, but will first seek approval from Berlin.

Al Jazeera

German prosecutors investigate Russia culture body

Berlin public prosecutors said on Monday they had launched a preliminary investigation into Russky Dom, a cultural promotion organisation in Berlin that is part of a Russian government agency subject to European Union sanctions.

Reuters

Sean Penn's Ukraine documentary to premiere in Berlin

Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine, “Superpower,” will have its world premier at this year’s Berlin film festival

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Explainer-How to correctly re-export German tanks

Poland and several other countries have said they want to supply Ukraine with German-made Leopard 2 tanks for its defence against Russia but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has held back so far from sending them or allowing other NATO countries to do so.

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Poland signals intent to send tanks

Poland will seek Germany's permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine and will provide them whether or not Berlin agrees, its prime minister said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine, Iran's quests for freedom to dominate Berlin Film Festival

Sean Penn's documentary portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, filmed as Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, will be among headliners at next month's Berlin Film Festival, where a life achievement award will go to Steven Spielberg.

Reuters

Josip Juranovic Celtic to Union Berlin behind the scenes from start to finish as transfer documented

The Hoops agreed a deal reported to be £7.5million rising to a potential £10m package for the defender to depart Ange Postecoglou's side for a crack at the Bundesliga.

Glasgow Live

Strike at Berlin airport to ground flights on Wednesday - operator

The operator of Germany's BER airport in the capital Berlin expects a strike planned for Wednesday to ground all regular passenger flights, the airport operator told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters

German green-light for Leopard tanks is 'secondary' issue, Poland says

Poland will ask Germany for permission to re-export Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, but even without it Warsaw could send them as part of a coalition of countries, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: Germany ‘not blocking export of Leopard tanks’, says EU foreign policy chief – as it happened

Josep Borrell says Berlin won’t block countries from exporting tanks; EU approves €500m military aid for Ukraine

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Financial Times

‘Free the leopards!’: Tank dispute heightens Germany’s isolation over Ukraine

Allies criticise Scholz over reluctance to allow German-made heavy armour to be used in fight against Russia

Al Jazeera

Germany would not block Poland sending tanks to Ukraine: Minister

Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock says Germany ‘would not stand in the way’ if Poland sends Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

Glasgow Live

Josip Juranovic seals Celtic exit as defender completes 'dream' Union Berlin switch

Josip Juranovic has left Celtic after just a year and a half in Glasgow with Bundesliga side Union Berlin the destination

The National (Scotland)

Josip Juranovic completes Celtic exit for Union Berlin

The Croatia international has joined the Bundesliga side after just 18-months at Parkhead.

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Daily Record

Josip Juranovic seals Celtic transfer exit as he claims Union Berlin switch 'fulfils my dream'

The full back has moved to the Bundesliga outfit in a that could reportedly be worth up to £10 million to the Parkhead side.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Says it Still Wants Ukraine to Get German-Made Tanks

Britain still wants an international deal to provide Ukraine with the German-made tanks that Kyiv says it needs in its fight against Russia but whose transfer needs Germany's consent, British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Sunday. Western allies pledged billions of dollars in weapons for Ukraine last week, although…

Radio France Internationale

Signs of strain as France and Germany mark 60 years of friendship

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a changing world order are straining ties between France and Germany as they prepare to celebrate 60 years since a post-World War II treaty sealed their reconciliation.

Reuters

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania urge Germany to send tanks to Ukraine

The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania made a joint call to Germany on Saturday to step up its leadership and send its main battle tanks to Ukraine, putting further pressure on Berlin to move faster on aiding Kyiv in its war against Russia.

Reuters

New German defence minister to travel to Ukraine soon - Bild am Sonntag

Germany's new defence minister Boris Pistorius plans to visit Ukraine soon, he told a German newspaper, as Berlin faces pressure to allow the shipment of German-made tanks to Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Germany offers to return 1,000 human skulls to former east African colonies

Berlin's museum authority announced this week that it was ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former colony of German East Africa, after studying the remains to establish to which present-day countries they belong.

France 24

Russian army launches 'offensive operations' in Zaporizhzhia

The Russian army said Saturday its troops launched an offensive in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, where fighting this week intensified after several months of an almost frozen front. Earlier in the day, defence ministers of the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania urged Berlin to provide Kyiv with Leopard 2…

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