The message of the future German Chancellor about the Russian war against Europe did not appeal to the Kremlin. erstwhile president Dmitri Medvedev responded sharply to German politician.
The words of Friedrich Merz, the future chancellor of Germany, about the Russian war against Europe, sparked fierce opposition in Moscow.
Merz has not yet taken office "and is already lying like Goebbels", said erstwhile Russian president Dmitri Medwiedev, referring to Joseph Goebbels – the minister of propaganda during the Nazi dictatorship Adolf Hitler.
"You're starting badly, Fritz!" wrote Medvedev, who is presently the vice chief of the Russian National safety Council, on the communicator Telegram.
"I hope he ends up like Nazis"
Fritz is an offensive word utilized in Russia after war crimes committed by German soldiers during planet War II. Medvedev besides stated that he hoped that Merz would end up like the Nazis in 1945.
CDU politician, and shortly future chancellor, said on Tuesday in the Bundestag during a debate on fresh defence spending that Putin is waged a war against Europe. “This is simply a war against Europe, not just a war against the territorial integrity of Ukraine,” he said.
– It is besides a war against our country, which takes place all day: through attacks on our data networks, demolition of supply lines, arson, contract killings in the center of our country, spying on barracks, disinformation campaigns – added Merz.
Medvedev picked up these phrases and said: “Yes, precisely specified a war your Nazi country, Merz, led against our country from 1941 to 1945.”
Medvedev, who was the president of Russia from 2008 to 2012, repeatedly became celebrated for his strong statements against the West after starting Russian aggression against Ukraine. Russia itself emphasizes that it sees itself in Ukraine in a substitute war with the West.
(DPA/senior) Production: Wojciech Szymański
