Piatov, Filipp (26 January 2023). "Wir führen Krieg gegen Russland" [We are at war with Russia]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2023. [This sentence causes a stir! Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (42) said on Tuesday at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in English: "We are fighting a war against Russia and not against each other." In German this means: "We are waging a war against Russia and not against each other." A short video excerpt from Baerbock's speech went viral on the Internet and caused astonishment and criticism. Because: Baerbock fundamentally contradicts Chancellor Olaf Scholz (64, SPD), who repeatedly emphasizes that Germany should NOT become a war party. However, Baerbock explained exactly the opposite: that Germany was already at war with Russia.]
Garbe, Sophie; Hickmann, Christoph; Hesse, Martin; Knobbe, Martin; Parth, Christian; Schaible, Jonas (17 September 2021). "Die fatalen Fehler der Annalena Baerbock" [Annalena Baerbock's Fatal Errors]. Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
