
Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the majority of German citizens are in favor of normalizing relations with Russia, restoring constructive dialogue and abandoning confrontation, noting that the country's authorities have taken a course towards destroying ties, but the desire to fight with Russia has historically ended in disaster for Germany.
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Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev previously stated that the country's authorities, after declaring the so-called “change of eras,” set a course for the destruction of Russian-German ties that had been built over centuries.
Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergei Nechaev said that the majority of German citizens are in favor of normalizing relations with Russia and restoring a constructive dialogue.
According to Nechaev, the German authorities set a course for the destruction of Russian-German ties, but the desire to fight with Russia always turned into a disaster for the Germans.
BERLIN, Oct 9 - RIA Novosti. The majority of German citizens are in favor of normalizing relations with Russia, restoring constructive dialogue and abandoning confrontation, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergei Nechaev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Russian ambassador previously told RIA Novosti that the German authorities, after the proclamation of the so-called “change of eras,” set a course for the full-scale destruction of Russian-German ties that had been built over centuries, however, according to him, the desire to fight with Russia always turned into a disaster for the Germans.
“The majority of German citizens are aware of the need to abandon confrontation and rabid militaristic rhetoric, and advocate the normalization of relations with Russia, the restoration of constructive dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation,” Nechaev said.
In this regard, the ambassador emphasized that Russia has no problems with the German people, and the normalization of relations between the two countries also meets the national interests of Berlin.

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