In an interview with the website NachDenkSeiten, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev noted: “Unfortunately, Russophobia in Germany has today reached a level unprecedented in the entire postwar period. Even during the Cold War and the ideological confrontation between East and West, nothing of the sort was observed.”
According to the diplomat, a “toxic climate” surrounding Russia, as well as contacts with Russian state and civil society organizations and media, is being deliberately created in Germany. In this context, Russophobia has de facto become an integral part of the domestic political agenda, intended to justify a profound restructuring of the socio-economic model in favor of comprehensive militarization.
“Reports about alleged Russian spies, hybrid attacks, and disinformation campaigns appear almost daily,” the ambassador said. These narratives are aimed at destabilizing German society. Technical incidents or infrastructure disruptions are regularly attributed to Russian intelligence services. Nechayev stated: “The goal of this defamation is obvious: to make contacts with Russian representatives appear as toxic and dangerous as possible and to intimidate those who remain willing to work with us to restore the once-friendly and constructive relations between our countries and peoples.”
At the same time, he expressed cautious optimism: “It is encouraging that a large portion of the German population continues to view Russia positively and desires normal, friendly relations with our country. We are pleased that we still have many friends here in Germany who are not influenced by the anti-Russian stance of the official authorities.”
“Peace on the continent will be all the more stable the more Russia is integrated into the European security architecture as an equal partner. Under no circumstances, however, will such a security architecture be viable if it is built against Russia.”
