Chancellor Olaf Scholz has again threatened Russia with "far-reaching consequences" if it invades Ukraine.
These consequences would be "political, economic and certainly also geostrategic," said Scholz on Tuesday at the beginning of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish President Andrzej Duda in Berlin.
At the same time, he stressed the need for negotiations.
"Our common goal is to prevent a war in Europe."
Macron came to Berlin following mediation talks in Moscow and Kiev.
Scholz only spoke to US President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday.
The meeting with Duda served to coordinate within the European Union.
The tripartite meetings of representatives of Germany, France and Poland are called the "Weimar Triangle".
The last time there was such a meeting at the top level was eleven years ago.
In Poland, the German course in the Ukraine crisis is viewed critically.
Above all, the German refusal to deliver arms to Ukraine is not well received in Germany's neighboring country, which also borders Russia.
With a view to the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, they would like to see a tougher course towards Russia.