The Foreign Ministers of France and Germany called on Russia to show restraint at the borders of Ukraine held talks with the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba, after which they declared their support for Ukraine, and also noted that they were concerned about Russia's military activity near its borders. In addition, they threatened “grave consequences” for “new undermining” of its territorial integrity. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the ministers' statement released by the German Foreign Ministry.
“In light of the new concern about the movements of Russian military and equipment near Ukraine, we call on Russia to show restraint and transparently inform about its military activity. Any new attempt to undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine would have grave consequences. According to him, the military bloc is watching the development of events.