Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) has no hope of a ceasefire in Ukraine any time soon. "Nobody but (Vladimir) Putin started this war, and if Putin wants it, then the war will be over tomorrow," she told the "Bild am Sonntag".

The Russian President only has to order his soldiers to withdraw. "But unfortunately there are anything but honest signs." She also opposed a ceasefire on Russian terms: such a ceasefire would not "end the terror for the people of Ukraine," on the contrary.

The worst situation is for the people in the occupied territories, said Baerbock. "Not only is there a lack of electricity and heat here, not even international aid deliveries can get through here. Every day people live in fear of kidnapping, torture and murder by the Russian occupying forces."