Germany’s Farmers’ Strike Could Lead to the Fall of the Government, Warns Russia’s Medvedev
Backed by the opposition party, a week-long strike by the nation’s farmers has brought traffic to a standstill across the country.
A nationwide strike by German farmers has prompted firebrand Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev to predict the end for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government.
“Farmers [in Germany] have blocked much of the country,” Mr. Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, wrote in a social media post.
“It’s highly doubtful that Scholz … will hold out.”
On Jan. 8, farmers across Germany kicked off a weeklong strike to protest against austerity measures imposed by Mr. Scholz’s coalition government. Convoys of tractors and trucks have paralyzed traffic and blocked roads across the country, including several border crossings with France.
In a show of contempt for unpopular government policies, some striking farmers dumped hay, manure, and animal feed onto roads and highways.
In Berlin, hundreds of farmers defied police by parking their agricultural vehicles in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate.
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