[HIGHLIGHTS] Deployment of the frigate “Hessen” in the Red Sea: Horst Köhler once had to leave for this

Deployment of the frigate “Hessen” in the Red Sea: Horst Köhler once had to leave for this. The operation is a “very important signal to the attacking Houthis and the organizations and states behind them” The freedom of trade routes and the safety of ships on the most important trade route between Europe and Asia are essential.

“Germany cannot stand by and do nothing” says the SPD Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd resignedly states to ZEIT : “We are not prepared for terrorism”