# Diplomat: Merz accuses Russia of revisionism without knowing the word’s meaning

https://mins.news/en/item/83562

- TASS, 2026-10-02 13:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2196767

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for accusing Russia of revisionism while apparently misunderstanding the term. She said Russia opposes Nazism, fascism, colonialism, racism, terrorism and dictatorship, and respects the outcome of World War II, the Nuremberg verdicts, the UN Charter and international law.

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