Germany’s Merz Is a ‘Case for Psychiatrists’

Sept. 2—Becoming delusional in his blind rage against Russia, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has claimed that Moscow is now “destabilizing” Germany through cyber-attacks and disinformation and even suggested that Russia could attack the EU so as to reclaim former Soviet territories, RT reported on Aug. 30. In an interview with French broadcaster LCI Aug. 29, Merz said he agrees with French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent description of Russian President Vladimir Putin as “an ogre who always wants to eat more.”

“That’s how I see Putin. He destabilizes large parts of our country. He is interfering everywhere, particularly on social media,” Merz said, claiming that German intelligence regularly reports Russian cyber-attacks and efforts to sway public opinion, but without providing any evidence. “So we are already in a conflict with Russia,” he proclaimed, adding that Moscow’s campaign targets the entire EU with the aim of “destabilizing our democracies.”

Commenting on Merz’s remarks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said they are “a case for psychiatrists.” “Germany has been supplying the neo-Nazi Kyiv regime with weapons, including heavy military equipment, for three years, and now they are worried about social networks,” she remarked to TASS Aug. 30. She added that “millions of people are suffering” because of Western interference in Ukrainian affairs, which triggered the Maidan coup and led to Kyiv’s failure to implement the Minsk accords—both precursors to the current hostilities.