# German authorities need war, their actions prove it, Russian MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/91323

- TASS, 2026-10-08 12:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2199283

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Germany’s government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, of wanting war to distract the public from domestic problems and prolong the administration’s life. She called Germany’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict on Kyiv’s side an established fact.

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