# People like Merz, intelligence chief trying to drag Germany into confrontation with Russia — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/86525

- TASS, 2026-10-05 13:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2197735

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and intelligence chief Martin Jaeger were trying to drag Germany into confrontation with Russia. She pointed to Jaeger’s statement that he allegedly sees a danger of violent conflict between the two countries.

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