Overview

• Germany’s foreign minister said NATO remains at peace but not in “complete peace,” framing recent airspace violations as deliberate gray‑zone probes that require a calm, united response.
• Wadephul stressed that any decision to down hostile aircraft must be taken by NATO commanders rather than unilaterally by Berlin.
• He is traveling to Warsaw for Weimar Triangle talks and the Warsaw Security Forum to coordinate eastern‑flank defense and bolster support for Ukraine, with meetings involving his Polish and French counterparts and Ukraine’s foreign minister.
• On Gaza, he called conditions “the hell on earth,” backed urgent humanitarian relief and a negotiated two‑state outcome, and noted Germany is no longer supplying weapons to Israel that could be used there.
• Wadephul avoided passing judgment on President Trump while welcoming his Gaza engagement, and he rebuked AfD and BSW for minimizing Russian culpability.