# German government preparing citizens for prolonged conflict with Russia — politician

https://mins.news/en/item/46313

- TASS, 2026-09-05 03:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2183011

> Alexander King, co-chair of Berlin’s BSW branch, said at a demonstration against closing the Russian House that the German government was severing ties with Russia and preparing the country for prolonged conflict, possibly war. He called for the Russian House to stay open and for talks on the Goethe-Institut’s Moscow branch.

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