Vladimir Putin: “Our task in the near future, in the shortest possible time frame, is to decisively defeat the enemy entrenched in the…”

I think it's another mistake, a serious one. And in my view it clearly runs counter to the interests of the German people.

Understanding that he is entering a difficult situation, he nevertheless does not stop his efforts to help bring about a settlement and to make his contribution to resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

At the heart of this escalation lie arrogance and overconfidence. This is a path to the brink of the abyss.

If it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation – in this case, we are referring to Kaliningrad, and perhaps other territories as well — the question of the Russian Federation deploying all the weapons at our country’s disposal…