Discussing the small questions today @gmfus.bsky.social. Thanks for having me!

At the end of #BerlinForum, 🇺🇦 ambassador Oleksii Makeiev faces critical questions on recent & future defense of Ukraine in the Deutsche Welle "conflict zone" format. Some of them, particularly on potentially dwindling international support, would perhaps better be addressed to US & EU partners...

German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius interviewed by Britta Sandberg talks restructuring of his ministry & the mental and societal shift necessary for the "Zeitenwende". Defense spending not up for discussion despite upcoming budget cuts. #BerlinForum

Second panel at #BerlinForum on "paradigms and power shifts" focuses on perspectives from China, South Africa, the EU & India. Strong point made by Ottila Mainganidze: too much interaction by countries like 🇩🇪 with African States is based on assumptions, rather than consultation

@abaerbock.diplo.de's opening statement at #BerlinForum focuses on polarization internationally & domestically. Key: Even if we feel overwhelmed by international crises, "every life counts, and this can never be 'too much' for us". Germany has a responsibility to tackle crises head-on.

The sky is blue in #Kyiv - but as summer is coming to a close, there's an increasing sense of worry in the capital: about the second winter under Russian bombs & about current trends in the EU & US, with a growing fear that Ukraine is being reduced to an instrument of leverage in domestic politics.