ALBAWABA- Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has sharply attacked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, urging Germans to remove him from office before, he warned, his policies drag Germany into a war with Russia.
In a post on X, Medvedev called Merz a “pathetic disgrace” and accused him of “neo-Nazism, Russophobia and Ukraine obsession.” He also compared Merz unfavorably with his predecessor, Olaf Scholz, and warned Germans to “get rid of him before he drags you into war with Russia.”
The remarks came amid increasingly tense relations between Moscow and Berlin over Germany’s military and political support for Ukraine. The German government has continued to back Kyiv while strengthening its defense capabilities and cooperation with NATO allies. Berlin has also accused Russia of conducting hybrid attacks against Germany and said it would maintain its support for Ukraine.
Merz is such a pathetic disgrace. His neo-Nazism, Russophobia and Ukraine obsession have made him Germany’s most useless chancellor. Even Scholz looks better by comparison. Germans, get rid of him before he drags you into war with Russia. You know the consequences of such wars…
Medvedev’s comments also followed growing political pressure on Merz at home. His Christian Democratic Union suffered major losses in recent regional elections, while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) made significant gains in eastern Germany. The Kremlin has openly welcomed the AfD’s calls for dialogue with Moscow and contrasted its position with Merz’s more confrontational approach toward Russia.
The latest warning also follows developments in Lithuania that have drawn Moscow’s attention. The Lithuanian parliament voted on Tuesday to advance an amendment removing Article 137 of the constitution, which currently prohibits weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases from being stationed on Lithuanian territory.
The move comes as Lithuania seeks to strengthen its security ties with the United States. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced on Tuesday that a new contingent of US troops would be deployed to the country, thanking US President Donald Trump and his administration for the decision. Nausėda said the American military presence was essential to Lithuania’s deterrence and collective defense and important for the security of the wider region.
Lithuania has intensified its security preparations amid concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine and its proximity to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave and Belarus. The proposed constitutional change would remove the existing legal barrier to potentially hosting foreign military bases and weapons of mass destruction, although it would not itself authorize the deployment of nuclear weapons or establish a foreign military base.
Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...
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