2 year agoNATO Sec Gen Stoltenberg on whether he's disappointed in Germany says only that Berlin has agreed to send the same message(s) and provide same reinforcements as all other allies
Heidelberg: 4 wounded in Germany university shooting; gunman dead
2 year agoThe deceased gunman who injured several people at Heidelberg University was a student and there is no indication at this point his attack was politically motivated, sources tell dpa
Several injured and the assailant killed in a shooting at a German university - police
Heidelberg: large-scale operation in the Neuenheim Feld; multiple injuries. Police and rescue workers with strong forces on site
German Federal Foreign Office has just decided to allow family members of the German Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country voluntarily. Also applies to German organizations in Ukraine such as the Goethe-Institut
2 year agoNational Airlines N756CA just took off from Frankfurt Hahn Airport as U.S. Transportation Command flight CMB313. Scheduled destination is Kyiv Boryspil Airport in Ukraine. The aircraft is loaded with U.S. weaponry
According to @BILD, the chief of the German Navy Schönbach resigns after recent comments
Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba: Ukraine is grateful to Germany for its support since 2014, as well as for diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict. But Germany's recent statements are disappointing and run against this support and efforts
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
2 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
2 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
2 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"
2 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"
2 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
2 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
2 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
