Germany will stand up to Russian intimidation, says foreign minister

French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, left, Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani, second left, Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski and German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock attend a press conference as European foreign ministers meet in Warsaw, Poland (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

Germany’s foreign minister has vowed that her country would not be intimidated by Russia’s new nuclear deterrent policy, saying the mistakes of the past would not be repeated.

Annalena Baerbock told a news conference in Poland that Berlin will now heed the warnings of partners that border Ukraine.