# Thousands of Germans protest rearmament, call for dialogue with Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/84812

- TASS, 2026-10-03 17:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197189

> Thousands demonstrated in Berlin and Stuttgart on German Unity Day against a possible return to military conscription and Germany’s rearmament. Protesters called for sanctions to be lifted, arms shipments including those to Ukraine to stop, and social spending to rise. Police estimated 5,800 participants in Berlin, while organizers cited about 15,000 in Stuttgart; some demonstrators carried Russian flags.