Asked for his views for a 4,000-word piece on whether Rishi Sunak could win the next UK election, YouGov pollster Anthony Wells replied: “What are you going to say in the other 3,999?”

Entertaining and illuminating read from George Parker + Lucy Fisher
on.ft.com/3Pe2olv

Such a fascinating read on Tiananmen protestor turned ultra-capitalist investor Li Lu, from ⁦Eleanor Olcott⁩. What a life. on.ft.com/3R5hSe6

🚨FT EXCLUSIVE: Germany backs UK on EV trade rules🚨

⚡Berlin pushes EU to cave on 'rules of origin'

⚡U-turn comes from 🇩🇪 chancellor Olaf Scholz

⚡Ford Eu boss warns 'almost impossible' to meet rules

By Andrew Bounds, Laura Pitel, George Parker & me: ft.com/content/5376ce…

Come for the headline; stay for the analysis of how African military leaders have become more emboldened, knowing fully well that coups are almost impossible to reverse, w david pilling: on.ft.com/3PhkQLe

Berlin used to brag of being 'poor but sexy'. But housing costs have skyrocketed, punishing newcomers and tenants forced to move — and changing the social fabric of the city.

German installment of the Financial Times's 'extreme renting' series: ft.com/content/39c443…

Old weapons, ageing recruits and a lack of competent interpreters: the challenges of bringing Ukrainian recruits to the German countryside and training them to operate tanks: ft.com/content/5bcb35…

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock stranded in Gulf after yet another government aircraft malfunction ft.com/content/791937… Laura Pitel

Olaf Scholz under pressure to supply Ukraine with cruise missiles. Andreas Schwarz, a member of parliament with Scholz's SPD, has déjà vu: 'As with the tank issue, we're refusing to hand over important equipment that will probably be delivered in the end.” ft.com/content/59b7db…

It's a competitive field, but Holger Friedrich might be Germany's most controversial newspaper owner. Olaf Storbeck and I went to interview him: ft.com/content/e5cb8f…

New CEO of nationalised German gas giant Uniper tells the Financial Times that the company has learned the lessons of its past reliance on Russian gas -- and vows to generate a “good return on investment” for the German government after a €20bn bailout. ft.com/content/716e55…

East German Coal giant Leag is on an unlikely quest to transform itself from a fossil fuel company into a green energy champion. My Financial Times big read on the challenges for the business - and the region that depends on it: on.ft.com/3K1904D

Millions of US military emails have been misdirected to Mali because senders typed .ml instead of .mil. Guy managing web domain has been warning US officials for years! Wild story from ⁦Jacob Judah⁩
⁦Chris Cook⁩ ⁦Mehul Srivastava⁩ et al. on.ft.com/43BsmEM

Elon Musk, Lev Blavatnik, Reed Hastings: inside Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner’s 60th birthday bash. With ⁦Olaf Storbeck⁩: on.ft.com/3NCs8XJ

“Ordinary Russians [who want change]… if they realise that these changes do not lead to better things, will prefer the usual dish on their menu — Putin.”

Great read (and antidote to wishful thinking) from Courtney Weaver⁩ ⁦⁦+ Financial Times Russia team. on.ft.com/4303l5x

Germany plans ‘permanent’ troop presence in Lithuania to strengthen Nato’s eastern flank, in what would be a major step in meeting long-standing promises to Baltic nation ft.com/content/78f80e… Financial Times w Laura Pitel

'He added too much salt and pepper,” said a former senior Kremlin official. “What else do you expect from a chef?”

Great read from max seddon on Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man threatening the very foundations of Putin’s state. ft.com/content/6f520b…

Knives are out in the CDU as leader Friedrich Merz fails to capitalise on discontent with the government — and the far-right AfD reaps the benefits instead. Story by ⁦Guy Chazan⁩: on.ft.com/3NJ7Ayj

“It looked like the kind of press conference Angela Merkel might have given years ago when relations were in a better place. The only difference is that she insisted journalists be allowed to ask questions”

My comments to ⁦Laura Pitel⁩ Financial Times on 🇩🇪 🇨🇳 on.ft.com/44bdNYW