Germany: Russian troop buildup around Ukraine 'very, very tense and very dangerous' - govt spox

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SOT, Christiane Hoffmann, First deputy government spokesperson (German): “The federal government assesses the situation as very, very tense and very dangerous. Anything that can contribute to relaxation is of course to be welcomed, anything that could be seen as a sign of de-escalation would be very much welcomed by the Federal Government.”

SOT, Christiane Hoffmann, First deputy government spokesperson (German): “The Federal Chancellor is flying to Moscow for talks. On the one hand, this is his inaugural visit to the Kremlin in Moscow and, on the other hand, it is of course about defusing the situation that has now arisen in Europe as a result of the Russian troop deployment on the Ukrainian border. And specifically, I don’t want to anticipate these discussions here.”

SOT, Christiane Hoffmann, First deputy government spokesperson (German): “The situation is such that all journalists accompanying the chancellor have received a visa, including DW journalists. As for the work of the office, I can only once again return to the position of the government, they urge not to involve the problems that RT DE has in Germany in this [situation], and not to make it the basis for further strengthening control over freedom of speech. It must be understood that media diversity and freedom of speech are a priority for the German government. And we will discuss this at all levels at every opportunity.​”​

SOT, Christofer Burger, Foreign office spokesperson (German): “We have intelligence that the Russian Federation has deployed over 100,000 men with heavy equipment, helicopters, ships in the immediate vicinity of Ukraine in the last few months. In Belarus, 30,000 soldiers are currently manoeuvring in the immediate vicinity of the Ukrainian border, and our assessment is that this represents a very concrete threat to Ukraine, and there is no other way to understand it.”

SOT, Christofer Burger, Foreign office spokesperson (German): “The Foreign Minister made extensive statements on this at a press conference in Cairo on Saturday. She also explained once again that the continuous worsening of the situation that we have observed over the past few weeks and months has now reached a point where from our point of view it has become necessary in order to ensure the safety of our compatriots and the safety of our seconded personnel. We did not take this decision lightly, but from our point of view it was necessary at that point in time.”

SOT, Arne Collatz, Defence Ministry’s spokesperson (German): “Mrs Hoffmann has already mentioned that there is a list that we have had since last week of requirements from the Ukrainian side, which will of course be discussed. And I can also tell you in this context that the defence minister will have another talk with her Ukrainian counterpart this evening, since we are discussing the overall situation, but there will certainly also be talks about how we could or could not cover each other’s needs.”

SOT, Lisa Herzog, Spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (German): “Perhaps I can explain a bit more about the general situation, namely on the subject of safety in civil aviation. The responsible Federal Aviation Office naturally ensures that the development of the situation in Ukraine is continuously monitored, also with regard to air traffic safety, and we are also in close contact with all the relevant system partners, ie the airlines, the airports and air traffic control, which means we monitor the situation very closely and are then in contact with everyone.”

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