Vladimir Putin: “[There] should not be a brief truce, not some kind of respite for the regrouping of forces.”

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.

Can we be certain that these weapons will never be used? Well, of course not. We must bear this in mind and avoid such an outcome.

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

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