Germany on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that prosecutors said were preparing a violent overthrow of the state, with some members suspected of plotting an armed attack on the parliament.
Prosecutors said the group was inspired by the deep state conspiracy theories of QAnon and the Reichsbuerger, who do not recognise the legitimacy of modern Germany, insisting the far larger"Deutsche Reich" still existed despite the Nazis' defeat in World War Two.
Russia's embassy in Germany was quoted by RIA news agency as saying Russian diplomatic and consular institutions in Germany do not maintain contact with representatives of terrorist groups and other illegal groups. In August 2020, protesters stormed the steps of Germany's Reichstag parliament building, some of them holding far-right flags, during mass marches against coronavirus curbs.
In a speech in 2019 denouncing modern political structures, Heinrich Reuss said his family dynasty could be traced back to 900 AD. He said that in the former principality of Reuss, people led"happy lives" because the administrative structures were"straightforward and transparent".If things didn’t work well you just went to the prince. Who are you supposed to turn to today?Germany's monarchy was abolished a century ago.
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