It's been a long time coming. It's ridiculous that there wasn't a direct rail connection between the two most important EU capitals yet.
Apparently the highest average speed rail line in the world averages 318 km/h and the straight line distance between Paris and Berlin (through Belgium and Luxembourg) is about 875 km, the time could be about 2.75 hours, which wouldn't be too bad.
In reality the lines wouldn't be able to go straight and you might want to avoid going through any countries other than France and Germany. The best case scenario would probably be a little over 3 hours, which still wouldn't be too bad.
Trains somehow go from Aachen to Brussels. Ardennes is hardly an obstacle.