Overview

• In Kyiv, Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil met President Volodymyr Zelensky and said Germany will provide €9 billion annually while pursuing security guarantees and a path toward a ceasefire.
• The nuclear regulator BASE approved moving about 300,000 fuel-sphere elements from Jülich to the Ahaus interim storage in 152 Castor casks, with no timetable set and local opposition expected.
• Former economy minister Robert Habeck said he has notified the Bundestag he will relinquish his parliamentary seat on September 1.
• Borussia Dortmund’s 3:3 at St. Pauli after a late red card amplified criticism of a quiet transfer window, with German reports saying Chelsea’s Carney Chukwuemeka is in Dortmund for a medical ahead of a roughly €25 million permanent move.
• Mainz sporting chief Christian Heidel said Nelson Weiper will extend his contract, blocking a planned move to Eintracht Frankfurt and a loan to Werder Bremen after Benedict Hollerbach’s muscle injury increased the club’s need up front.