Good morning from Berlin, As Ukrainian military forces advance further on Russia’s territory and particularly the Kursk region, Kyiv may face funding issues with Berlin. Due to budgetary constraints, Germany will not give Ukraine any fresh cash, as, according to the government, support should primarily be financed from interest on frozen Russian assets. According to a letter that liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner wrote to the foreign and defence ministries, “new measures” may only be taken if “funding is secured” in the budgetary plans. Reporting from Berlin, Oliver Noyan has the story. In other news from Europe’s capitals, an expert calls on Greece and the EU to change their mentality in approaching future wildfires which again this summer burnt thousands of hectares across the bloc, while in Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with Matteo Salvini to discuss who to nominate as Italy’s next EU commissioner. | 