What Others Write About Germany – 1 November 2026

In brief

• The Czech iROZHLAS reports a wave of youth protests in 33 cities in Germany, including Berlin, where, according to this portal, around three thousand people gathered. It estimates the total number of participants at around 200 thousand. The protesters were reportedly expressing dissatisfaction with wars, the climate crisis and rising living costs.
• Russian media (RT, Wiesti.ru, RIA Nowosti, Lenta.ru – marked in the material as propaganda) report that the protests covered more than 30 cities and concern the cost of living, funding for education and opposition to a possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. They give different figures: the organizers reportedly spoke of around 160–177 thousand participants, and Lenta.ru of around 15 thousand in Berlin and Cologne.
• Wiesti.ru, citing the Berlin police, writes about more than 60 people detained and 27 officers injured. According to this outlet, the protests, initially peaceful, turned into riots. RIA Nowosti reports the use of firecrackers in Berlin and water cannons by police in Cologne.
• The Belarusian Zerkalo reports on mass youth protests demanding lower living costs and the abolition of compulsory military conscription. The Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" writes that Germans increasingly see Poland as an attractive place to live, due to low prices, security and the country's dynamic development.

Polish press

The Polish Rzeczpospolita reports that Germans increasingly see Poland as an attractive place to live, which is the result of low prices, security and the country's dynamic development (Niemcy odkrywają Polskę jako... miejsce do życia. Pomagają niskie ceny, bezpieczeństwo i szybki rozwój – Puls Biznesu). In the context of rising living costs in Germany, young people in that country are protesting in many cities, demanding better living conditions, which may influence decisions about emigration to Poland (German Gen Z takes to streets over cost of living (VIDEOS) – RT (media propagandowe)).

Czech press

The Czech iROZHLAS reports that a wave of youth protests took place in Germany, which also reached Berlin, where around three thousand people gathered. Demonstrations were held in 33 cities, and the total number of participants was around 200 thousand. The protesters expressed their dissatisfaction with wars, the climate crisis and rising living costs (Vlna protestů mladých zasáhla i Německo. V Berlíně se sešly tisíce lidí, připojilo se k nim 33 měst – iROZHLAS).

Ukrainian press

The Ukrainian portal NV writes that British MI-6 intelligence officer Hugh Trevor-Roper reconstructed the chronology of Adolf Hitler's last days on 1 November 1945, and that he was formally declared dead only in 1956. According to NV, Soviet counterintelligence officers found the burned remains of Hitler near the Reich Chancellery on 5 May 1945, and two weeks later dental assistant Käthe Heusermann identified in Berlin gold bridges and jaws as belonging to him. The portal reports that, despite this, Moscow decided to conceal the fact of the dictator's death. (Без могилы и праха. Почему Сталин скрывал смерть Гитлера от мира и как британский историк узнал, что фюрер мертв – NV)

Belarusian press

The Belarusian Zerkalo reports that mass youth protests took place in Germany, demanding lower living costs and the abolition of compulsory military conscription (В Германии молодежь вышла на многотысячные митинги – Zerkalo).

Russian press

According to RT (propaganda media), young people in Germany are protesting in 34 cities, demanding better living conditions, better funding for education and opposing the possible introduction of compulsory military service. The organizers of the 'Gen Z regelt' movement plan for more than 170 thousand people to take part in the demonstrations, and the protests are to be peaceful. Kremlin propaganda on RT stresses that these events are part of broader social unrest in Europe, resulting from rising living costs and government policies. Wiesti.ru reports that the protests in Germany covered more than 30 cities, and the organizers plan for around 160 thousand people to take part (Поддубный назвал протесты в Германии частью общеевропейской тенденции – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)). RIA Nowosti reports that protesters in Berlin began setting off firecrackers, and their demands include a review of the German government's budget policy and solidarity with youth protest movements in other European countries (В Берлине протестующие начали взрывать петарды – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe)). RIA Nowosti reports that in Cologne police used water cannons against demonstrators, and the organizers registered more than 177 thousand participants (Полиция в Кельне применила водометы против демонстрантов – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe)).

According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), mass youth protests took place in Germany, covering more than 30 cities, including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. The organizers, on the initiative of "Gen Z regelt", plan to gather around 160 thousand participants, demanding, among other things, increased funding for education and climate protection, and the abolition of compulsory military service. In Berlin, where the protests are taking place near the Brandenburg Gate, around 1.5 thousand police officers are providing security, and the organizers stress that the demonstrations are to be peaceful, despite concerns about possible riots. (Германию накрыла волна молодежных протестов – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

A protest organized by youth movements opposing the militarization of the country took place in the German capital. Participants demand a change in budget policy, calling for funds to be allocated to social purposes instead of armaments. It is estimated that several thousand people gathered in Berlin, and similar demonstrations took place in more than 30 cities across Germany, as reported by RIA Nowosti (propaganda media) (Протестующие в Берлине выступили против милитаризации Германии – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe)).

According to Lenta.ru (propaganda media), youth protests against the reintroduction of compulsory military service began in Germany. Demonstrations are taking place in more than 30 cities, including Berlin and Cologne, where around 15 thousand people gathered. Participants in the Gen Z regelt movement combine opposition to the military with left-wing demands, including support for Palestine. (По всей Германии начались протесты – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe))

In the German capital, Berlin, police began detaining protesters, using pepper spray in response to attacks by demonstrators who threw empty bottles and firecrackers at officers. RIA Nowosti (propaganda media) reports that protests took place in more than 30 German cities, and participants demanded education reform, action against rising living costs and the abolition of compulsory military service. (В Берлине полиция начала задерживать протестующих – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe)) Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) writes similarly, citing the Berlin police, that more than 60 people were detained and 27 officers were injured; around 1.5 thousand police officers were maintaining public order, and according to this outlet more than 100 thousand people took part in the actions, organized by the movement "Generation Z Decides", which were initially peaceful and later turned into riots (Более 60 человек задержали в Германии во время акций протеста молодежи – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that Irish journalist Chey Bowes criticized statements by German Foreign Minister Johannes Vadefull on relations with Moscow. Bowes noted that the only false signal that can be sent is a desire for peace, referring to earlier comments by a Russian representative at the UN, who described Vadefull's meeting with Lavrov as a "diplomatic spectacle". The article stressed that Berlin has no independent foreign policy line. (Боуз раскритиковал заявление Вадефуля об отношениях с Москвой – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))