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Russian investigation into German journalist over question posed to Zelensky in Belgrade

started August 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM · last changed 6d ago

Summary

Russia's embassy in Germany referred German journalist Michael Martens to Berlin prosecutors over a question he posed to Ukrainian President Zelensky on August 8 at a Belgrade press conference, asking what Europeans could do to help Ukraine "kill more Russian soldiers". Berlin prosecutors confirmed receiving the embassy's referral and said they must examine whether there is initial suspicion of a criminal offense as legally required, but clarified this does not mean a formal investigation has been opened.

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RUSIJA je pokrenula istragu protiv novinara njemačkog lista Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) Michaela Martensa zbog pitanja koje je 8. kolovoza postavio ukrajinskom predsjedniku Volodimiru Zelenskom.

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