
Director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Politics Anton Orlov said in an interview with RT that Germany’s plans to become the leading military force of the EU cause “quiet horror” in neighboring European countries due to the historical memory of two world wars, which force them to perceive the rearmament of Germany as an existential threat, and not as a guarantee of security.
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Europe has a historical memory of two world wars in which Germany played a central role, which influences how its neighbors perceive its current military ambitions.
Germany’s plans to become the EU’s leading military force cause “quiet horror” among European countries, Anton Orlov, director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Politics, said in an interview with RT.
According to him, Europe still remembers two world wars, so Germany’s neighbors perceive the rearmament of Germany not as a guarantee of security, but as an existential threat.

Political scientist Evgeny Minchenko said that new trilateral negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine are unlikely to lead to real agreements, since the meetings either will not take place or will be purely formal without changes on the battlefield.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that the situation around Iran is the most pressing political issue on the BRICS agenda, citing divergent views among member states and ongoing intense work on the summit's final document ahead of the New Delhi meeting on September 12-13.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged the Christian Democrat Union (CDU) suffered a 'dramatic defeat' in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election, calling it a 'profound turning point' and urging internal unity while ruling out cooperation with the AfD, which he said seeks to 'completely destroy' the CDU.

US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff stated that his and Jared Kushner's visits to Moscow and Kiev, directed by President Trump, achieved substantive progress in Ukraine settlement talks, including scheduling additional trilateral talks with officials from NSC, State, Treasury, and UK, Germany, and France national security advisors in Kiev.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the CDU will not cooperate with the Alternative for Germany party after its victory in the elections to the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag with a result of 43.8%. The CDU/CSU bloc follows a firewall strategy, excluding any form of interaction with the AfD.
The AfD won 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's regional election but fell short of a majority with 39 of 97 seats. RT contributor Rachel Marsden suggests a potential coalition with the left-wing BSW party, citing shared positions on Russia dialogue and EU skepticism, which could disrupt traditional governing alliances.