President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lamented the end of a quiet Christmas, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condoled his loss on social media. Saxony-Anhalt’s government called it a calamity for the town, state, and society.
On international level, Nato’s secretary-general General Mark Rutte, the European Commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen, and US Vice President-elect JD Vance, were among the officials who expressed their sympathies. Saudi Arabia condemned the invasion without addressing the criminal’s citizenship. ( Photo: AP )
