# Russian diplomat discusses Western ‘piracy’ and growing Russian audience in Germany

https://mins.news/en/item/98158

- TASS, 2026-10-13 14:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2201489

> Maria Zakharova said people in Germany sympathetic to Russia had become more active since the Russian House in Berlin closed. She also accused the West of trying to revive maritime piracy by seizing tankers and said such actions were destructive.