Christiane Hoffmann believes the blue team made one crucial mistake.

I think our problem was that we never defined our objective.

We said we needed to get ahead of events, but that's a tactic, not an objective.

It wasn't clear whether our objective was to keep Germany out of the war, or to retake the corridor and restore Lithuania's sovereignty, whatever the cost.

They would have given us a much clearer picture of what was happening, and probably put us in a very different position to respond.

We knew Russia was demanding a humanitarian corridor through Lithuania.

What we might have been able to influence was the cost of creating it.

If there was already a realistic possibility that Russia would try to establish such a corridor, and the military experts here can judge that better than I can, we should have moved in with a much stronger troop presence, and made even the attempt far more costly.

Was müsste er denn Ihrer Meinung nach tun, um das erfolgreich zu kommunizieren?

Ich glaube, es gibt grundsätzlicher vielleicht zwei bis drei Probleme mit seiner Kommunikation.

Das eine sind seine extrem vollmundigen Ankündigungen, dass er einfach sehr gerne sagt, was er alles tun und erreichen wird und sich dann sehr schnell herausstellt, dass das so gar nicht möglich ist und dass er das nicht schaffen wird.

Zahllose Beispiele gibt es dafür.

Das Zweite ist eine gewisse Unbeherrschtheit in der Kommunikation, Ausrutscher, dass er plötzlich Sätze sagt, die dann hängenbleiben und die weit übers Ziel hinausgehen oder mit denen er vielleicht erreichtes Vertrauen sogar wieder einreißt.

Und das Dritte ist, dass ihm eben dieses Etikett des CEOs, des reichen Menschen, der die Sorgen und Nöte des Landes eigentlich gar nicht selber kennt, anhaftet, lange irgendwie für amerikanische Firmen gearbeitet.

Das ist natürlich auch ein Narrativ, das sehr stark gepflegt wird von seinen politischen Gegnern.

Inwiefern können sich denn Politiker da heute überhaupt noch anpassen, also gefälliger in ihrer Außenwirkung werden? Merken die Leute das da nicht?

The intelligence chief takes the floor.

We can take implement robust measures in the Baltic Sea to inspect shipping bound for Kaliningrad and Saint Petersburg.

Inside the Blue Team's room, the government spokesperson receives a note informing her that parliament has approved the measure.

I have just received an update.

According to the news agencies, parliament has narrowly approved the declaration of a state of emergency.

Today, I'm the finance minister.

Christiane Hoffmann.

In my most recent role, I served as deputy government spokesperson in the previous German coalition government.

governments.The government spokesperson, Christiane Hoffmann, gives an overview of how the situation is portrayed in the press.

Let me begin with a brief look at the current media reporting.

I would say the coverage so far has been appropriate and relatively restrained.

The video involving the Bundeswehr in Lithuania is being correctly identified as disinformation and as fake.

For the government spokesperson, the time has come for the chancellor to address the nation.

Under these circumstances, I believe that you, Mr.

Chancellor, should definitely deliver a televised address this evening.

The aim, of course, is to build trust among the public on the one hand and on the other to clearly state that although the situation is very serious, we are well prepared.

Yes, Jörg Asmussen, today I'm the finance minister.

Christiane Hoffmann.

In my most recent role, I served as deputy government spokesperson in the previous German coalition government.

Let me begin with a brief look at the current media reporting.

I would say the coverage so far has been appropriate and relatively restrained.

The video involving the Bundeswehr in Lithuania is being correctly identified as disinformation and as fake.