Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the Russian State Duma (Russian House of Representatives), criticized the German leaders, saying they were plunging the country into a new conflict with Russia by supplying weapons to Ukraine.
In a letter published on Duma's website, Volodin warned that Berlin's current stance could lead to an armed confrontation with Moscow, decades after World War II ended.
Mr. Volodin called Germany's transfer of weapons to Ukraine an act of "reviving the socialist past" and accused them of being used against civilians. He said that this was enough reason to lead to a conflict between the two countries.
The deputy stressed that the appearance of German tanks in Russian territory in Kiev's recent attack on the Kursk region was the first time since World War II. He also expressed concern about the possibility of Berlin sending a long-range Taurus missile to Ukraine - a type of weapon that could attack targets deep in Russian territory and require direct operation from German soldiers.
German missiles will be fired at Russia and this will be done by German officers. Thus, they are once again pushing Germany and the German people into another armed conflict with Russia, Volodin warned, questioning whether the Bundesliga (Bundestag) would authorize the German voters for this confrontation.
Mr. Volodin's statements were made after recent statements by German officials regarding World War II and the situation in Ukraine. Before the 80th anniversary of the D-day (Domsy Landing), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it the time "the US ends the conflict in Europe". In a conversation with US President Donald Trump, Mr. Merz said that Washington is currently in a "power position" to play a similar role in the conflict in Ukraine.
Moscow has condemned Mr. Merz's speech, accusing him of "re-writing and distorting history" to justify current policies. In a letter to Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner, the Russian side said that Berlin's statement lacked historical honesty.
In response, Kloeckner defended the democratically elected government in Kiev and Germany's military support for Ukraine, saying that it was Russia itself that was "reinter ranging historical and political events".
Mr. Volodin, in his response, acknowledged the role of its allies in defeating socialism, but stressed that the Soviet Union had made the most decisive and sacrificed contributions - with 27 million deaths - compared to 418,000 in the US and about 300,000 in the UK.
He affirmed that the Soviet Union, later Russia, had never faced Germany and had always strived to maintain good relations, from opposing the division of Germany to playing an important role in the process of reunification in 1990.
