# Russia opens criminal case against German journalist over question about killing Russians

https://mins.news/en/item/23923

- Meduza, 2026-08-17 07:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/a-german-journalist-asked-zelensky-how-europeans-can-help-kill-more-russian-soldiers-russia-responded-with-a-criminal-case

> Russia has reportedly opened a criminal case against Michael Martens of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung over a question he asked Volodymyr Zelensky about how Europeans could help kill more Russians. Martens said he meant Russian servicemen and later linked the wording to remarks attributed to Winston Churchill.

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