Russia, which commemorates the invasion of the USSR by the Nazis in 1941 on Wednesday June 22, accused Germany of fueling a "
Russophobic hysteria
" today, in a context of heightened tensions between Moscow and Berlin linked to Ukraine.
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“
Berlin, by words and deeds, threatens the results of decades-long efforts by Russia and Germany to overcome enmity (…) after the war
,” Russian diplomacy said in a statement released .
on the occasion of the commemorations, accusing in particular members of the German government of "
carrying out daily attacks which fuel the Russophobic hysteria
".