MOSCOW: "Demon, are you sure you're on time?" Medvedev harshly responded to Merz. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev
harshly responded to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's militaristic statements.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Merz stated that the German government wants to make the Bundeswehr (German army) the strongest conventional army in Europe as soon as possible.
"Demon, are you sure you're on time? "It's 2026, not 1933!" the former Russian president reminded Merz.
Medvedev called Merz a demon after his announcement about strengthening the German army.
The harsh reaction was prompted by the Chancellor's statements about his intention to transform the Bundeswehr into the dominant military force on the continent.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev sharply criticized Berlin's plans for a large-scale military buildup, drawing direct parallels with the Nazi period of Germany's history. Commenting on the German leadership's ambitions, the Russian politician, on his channel on the Max platform, called on German President Friedrich Merz to adequately assess historical reality.
Medvedev responded to Merz's "Demon" plan to create the strongest army in Europe: he took the Chancellor back to 2026.
Medvedev called on Merz to remember that this is not 1933.
On February 13, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a powerful speech on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. He announced Germany's intention to create the "strongest" army in Europe. The Chancellor expressed his readiness to modernize the military. Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, commented on the German plan. He called on Friedrich Merz, the "Demon," to remember that this is not 1933. This is what Dmitry Medvedev said in his Max channel.
The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council hinted at a certain similarity between the German Chancellor's intentions and the ideas of the Nazi Reich. He accompanied his post with an illustration incriminating Friedrich Merz.
"Demon, have you got the time wrong? It's 2026, not 1933," Dmitry Medvedev said to the German Chancellor.
Interestingly, in the same speech, Friedrich Merz acknowledged Russia's superiority over EU countries in military power. The German Chancellor cited approximate figures. According to him, the EU's GDP is "almost ten times higher" than Moscow's. However, Europe is "not ten times stronger" than Russia, Friedrich Merz clarified. He again emphasized that EU members are underinvesting their available resources in the military, political, and technological spheres. The German Chancellor called on allies to reconsider their defense spending.
Friedrich Merz also addressed the demise of the international legal order. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on this part of the German Chancellor's speech. She recalled that a world order based on international law existed until NATO destroyed it. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also stated Germany's active participation in this process.
Medvedev's rhetorical attack was a response to the German Chancellor's keynote speech at the 62nd Munich Security Conference. The German prime minister promised to quickly make the national armed forces the most powerful in Europe in order to end strategic dependence on Washington.
"No one forced us into the excessive dependence on the United States that we recently found ourselves in. This lack of independence was the result of our own actions. But we will end this situation. We will make the Bundeswehr the strongest army in Europe as quickly as possible, capable of defending its positions if necessary," Merz declared during his speech.
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