German Ambassador Explained Why the Mission Remains in Kyiv in Times of War and Russia's Nuclear Blackmail

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

German Ambassador Anka Feldhusen said that the German Embassy has adapted to the new realities and considers it possible now to work in Kyiv, despite the full-scale war. But this may change.

She told about this in an interview with "European Pravda."

"First, let it sound beaten, but we get used to everything, even war. We have already realized we can work here with updated security and reduced staff. We are now 11 Germans here, but we were 55," said Anka Feldhusen.

She reminded even before the full-scale invasion, the German embassy was among the last to be evacuated - on the night of February 24.

"Secondly, Ukraine is successfully repulsing the Russian armed forces and has launched a counteroffensive. We see that the war is far from Kyiv. Missile strikes were not in the center of Kyiv. This is also the reason why we are here. This may change, and we will act differently," she added.

She noted that Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons might not be empty words. The embassy has thought out an action plan just in case it happens - primarily in the event of an incident at the occupied ZNPP.

The ambassador indirectly confirmed that Berlin considers a potential nuclear attack on Kyiv very unlikely compared to other territories where dozens of diplomatic missions are located in the capital.

"We talk about today. Whether it will change tomorrow, we just don't know," concluded Anka Feldhusen.

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