German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach called for preparing the German healthcare system for conflicts. He complained that “Russian rhetoric is becoming increasingly harsh” At the same time, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that there would be neither German military nor NATO troops in Ukraine.
The German Ministry of Defense confirmed to the ARD television channel that the negotiations of German army officers who discussed the attack on the Crimean Bridge with Taurus missiles were bugged. The minister was speaking in an interview with the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung.