"Everything is much more terrible": Steinmeier shares his impressions after Ukraine trip

This is reported by the German Tagesschau TV channel with reference to Steinmeier's statement.

“Everything is much more terrible than we imagine in Germany,” he was quoted as saying after the trip to Ukraine.

Thenews service says that the German president was shocked by the destruction and the stories of Ukrainians who survived the occupation. In his opinion, negotiations with Russia are now impossible, because Russia wants to maintain control over the occupied territories.

“Of course, anyone who can think and has compassion, wants an end to hostilities. But a ceasefire means that the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine must be preserved. We are not at that stage now,” the German president emphasized.

• On October 25, Steinmeier unexpectedly arrived in Kyiv. The President of Germany arrived by the morning train from Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), which originally greeted him with postcards and a bouquet of irises (in gratitude for the air defense systems with a similar name).

• During a visit to Koriukivka in the Chernihiv region, Steinmeier was forced to go to a bomb shelter due to an air raid alert, where he talked to ordinary Chernihiv residents.