Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Whoever uses the stolen data is effectively condoning a crime.

— AfD (party), in a statement on the data leak

not a temporary development, but a long-term hybrid attack

— Sinan Selen, head of Germany's Verfassungsschutz, warning about Russia's covert attacks and destabilization against Germany and other European states

I am healthy and in good spirits, but linguistically somewhat impaired.

— Herbert Reul, in a personal statement at the start of a session of the NRW state parliament's Interior Committee

He used his security expertise and the contacts built during his time at the BND, and then monetized them in the private sector.

— Birgit Jennen, security expert, on Hannings post-BND activities (in the context of the book project 'Putin's Puppets')

Often installed lead pipes are only discovered during renovation work. They are not always in the basement, but can also be distributed across individual runs in the building. This makes the renovation of lead pipes difficult.

— Christina Jordan, Vonovia spokesperson, comment on the difficulty of locating/removing lead pipes

I had cancer

— Thorsten Sträter, on the WDR talk show 'Kölner Treff', after being told he had cancer

I can't stand this debate anymore: who was there first, who was second, third, or fourth. That’s just total nonsense.

— Herbert Reul, North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister, in the WDR talk show 'Kölner Treff' about the debate over who arrived first at the Waldbrand site.

In such catastrophes, in his view, entirely new political topics arise that must be tackled.

— Oliver Krischer, NRW Environment Minister (Greens), on-site commenting on the political implications of the disaster

What at first glance may seem like an early foray into the realm of fine arts is, in truth, a tangible case of vandalism—and, according to the Erfurt Culture Directorate, the most serious incident of its kind affecting the Kika figures in the city, the city administration said.

— The City Administration of Erfurt stated that it is a case of vandalism and, according to the Erfurt Culture Directorate, the most serious incident of its kind involving Kika figures in the city.

These weapons, which have been found, as well as the ammunition, were certainly intended to carry out attack plans.

— Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior, said in Berlin that these weapons and the ammunition were evidently intended to carry out attack plans.