Sergei Lavrov has accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of using anti-Russian slogans reminiscent of Nazism to militarize Germany.

In Kuala Lumpur, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, accusing him of promoting the militarization of Germany with anti-Russian slogans evoking the Nazi era. Lavrov said it was absurd to consider Russia a threat and stressed that Merz was no longer seeking diplomatic solutions. He emphasized that peaceful options are exhausted because of Russia's actions, but accused Germany of a military orientation in the Ukraine conflict.