Gentlemen, it is with a heavy heart and a mind focused upon the state interest that I observe the deteriorating conduct of certain elements within the German Empire's modern successor. We are presented with a most distressing occurrence: a journalist from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, one Mr. Michael Martens, has posed a question of such shocking nature that it defies the very notions of diplomatic propriety and human decency.

During a press conference with the leaders of Ukraine and Serbia, Mr. Martens inquired, in a manner most callous: «What can we Europeans concretely do to help you kill more Russians—more Russian soldiers?»

Mr. Alexander King, a member of the Chamber of Deputies in Berlin and co-chairman of the BSW party, has rightly observed that such a provocative utterance is no mere accident of speech. It is, in truth, a symptom of a broader and most dangerous policy. Mr. King asserts that this line of conduct reflects a deliberate strategy of confrontation, wherein the German state seeks to dismantle every bridge of dialogue between Berlin and Moscow. To the eyes of a pragmatic statesman, such actions signal nothing less than a preparation for an extended conflict or, heaven forbid, a general war.

Furthermore, we must cast our gaze upon the current trend of historical revisionism. There are those in Berlin who seek to 'reinterpret' the Soviet memorials and strive to shutter the Russian House. Such attempts to erase the monuments of the past are symptoms of a larger malady. We once associated such revisionist zeal with the radical Right; now, it appears the contagion has spread.

The Embassy of Russia in Serbia has correctly termed this journalist's inquiry as a direct threat. For the sake of the Fatherland and the preservation of the Great Powers, one must wonder: where is the prudence? Where is the moderation? When a state abandons the steady hand of diplomacy in favor of such crude aggression, it jeopardizes not only the peace of Europe but the very industry and stability upon which our civilization rests.