Frank-Walter Steinmeier quotes:

Germany is too big to sit on the sidelines on world issues. Military force is not the ultima ratio it used to be, but it can be used, with care.

Ukraine is a tinderbox, and the fuse is lit. There is no solution through violence in Ukraine.

Whoever thinks war allows for lasting victories should take a look at European history books and learn their lesson.

(Milosevic's passing) should not keep us from our efforts to provide peace and stability in the Balkans; on the contrary, it should renew them.