German Defence Ministry to @BILD on words of Navy commander: "In terms of content and choice of words, the statements in no way correspond to the position of the @BMVg_Bundeswehr. Admiral Schönbach is given the opportunity to make a statement to the Inspector General
Germany will send a field hospital to Ukraine, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Saturday, while once again rejecting Kyiv's calls for weapons delivery as fears of a Russian invasion grow
1 year agoUkraine doesn't meet the requirements (to join NATO), says German Navy Chief in Delhi
Germany is blocking NATO ally Estonia from giving military support to Ukraine by refusing to issue permits for German-origin weapons to be exported to Kyiv as it braces for a potential Russian invasion
1 year agoGerman Navy Chief VAdm Kay-Achim Schönbach at @IDSAIndia event in Delhi: China is giving money to dictators, killers, to criminals as long as long as they give resources to China
Spokesperson for the National Security Council denies @RND_de the Spiegel report on Biden/Scholz: "This report is false. It did not happen and is totally made up. The German side has proposed dates and we are responding to them. We look forward to welcoming the Chancellor to the United States in February.
German chancellor Scholz turned down invite at short notice from U.S. president Biden to discuss Ukraine crisis - Spiegel
Germany says Russia will pay "considerable and serious price" for Ukraine aggression
1 year agoUS Secretary of State @SecBlinken met chancellor @OlafScholz in the chancellery in Berlin Scholz' spokesperson @RegSprecher: "The situation on the border with Russia remains very delicate. It's up to Russia to defuse the situation and withdraw its troops"
1 year agoSpeaking in Berlin at @atlantikbruecke, Blinken warns Russia "would drag us all back to a much more dangerous and unstable time when this continent— and this city — were divided in two"
1 year agoTransatlantic quad foreign ministers today discussed "joint efforts to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine, including Allies' and partners' readiness to impose massive consequences and severe economic costs on Russia for such actions," according to @StateDept
Secretary Antony Blinken:Productive conversation with @JensStoltenberg, @JosepBorrellF, and @mblaszczak to discuss Russia's destabilizing military buildup near Ukraine's border and the need for de-escalation. We are working together in a variety of fora to advance dialogue on European security
A U.S. official confirms CIA Director William Burns traveled to Berlin - and Brussels - last week, in addition to Kyiv. During his visits he met with intelligence counterparts, European and NATO leaders, and discussed issues of shared concern, including Russia/Ukraine tensions
Blinken: If any Russian forces invade Ukraine, we will respond with a united and firm response by all allies
German Foreign Minister: Any Russian aggression against Ukraine will have severe repercussions
German Foreign Minister: The only solution to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine is political and through dialogue
1 year agoForeign Minister @ABaerbock meets @JY_LeDrian, @JamesCleverly and @SecBlinken. Joint stocktaking and intensive coordination on Russia/Ukraine after meetings in NATO-Russia Council, OSCE, EU and bilaterally & trips to Kyiv & Moscow. On the agenda as well: JCPoA
The Russian ambassador to Berlin: Our forces advance near Ukraine in response to arms supplies from the West to Kyiv
1 year agoA Foreign Office spokesperson on the video conference between Foreign Minister @ABaerbock and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of the People's Republic of China
U.S. State Department official says Blinken will also discuss Russia's violations of international treaties and norms - pool report
Blinken to his Italian counterpart: We are committed to resolving the Ukrainian crisis through diplomacy
German chancellor Scholz says borders must not be moved by force; this is a key principle of our European peace order
Diplomatic "Quad" meeting in Berlin on Thursday: U.S. Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken, Germany's Annalena Baerbock, France's Jean-Yves Le Drian and the U.K.'s Liz Truss will meeting to discuss tensions with Russia as well as the Iran nuclear deal
1 year agoPrime Minister @MorawieckiM on #NordStream2: We call on German partners to wake up, to become aware of the great risks involved in handing over this tool of blackmail to Moscow
Secretary of State Blinken will meet in Geneva on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov following Blinken's travel to Kyiv & Berlin. The Lavrov meeting resulted from their call this morning and "suggests that perhaps diplomacy is not dead," a Senior State Dept official said
1 year agoSec Gen Stoltenberg says NATO has information confirming US claims of a "significant Russian presence of intelligence officers or operatives inside Ukraine." He says it's "absolutely possible" they're planning "incidents, accidents, false flag operations
1 year agoNATO SecGen Stoltenberg says in the next few days the alliance will deliver to Russia written responses to Moscow's proposals for changes to the way the alliance operates
1 year agoJens Stoltenberg: Good to visit Germany and meet Chancellor @OlafScholz. We discussed Russia's build-up in and around Ukraine and European security. We continue to call on Russia to de-escalate and remain ready for dialogue. I have invited all members of the NATO-Russia Council to a series of meetings
1 year agoOlaf Scholz indicates he *is* prepared to stop Nord Stream 2 if Russia attacks Ukraine. "It's clear that in the event of a military intervention against Ukraine, there will be a high price to pay, and that everything will be up for discussion"
German Chancellor Scholz says Germany does not export lethal weapons, this position has not changed
