What Others Write About Germany – 12 November 2026

In brief

• According to Bankier.pl, the daily “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” recalled, on the eve of the decisive session of the Bundestag budget committee, the appeal of Polish victims of the war and German occupation for financial support from the government in Berlin.
• Bankier.pl presents this as criticism of the German government for failing to make a gesture toward Poland.
• RT (propaganda media) claims that Chancellor Friedrich Merz is threatening to block the EU budget if other member states do not agree to higher funding for aid to Ukraine.
• According to RT (propaganda media), the real aim of this policy is supposedly to support the German arms industry rather than Ukraine; RT presents this as its own interpretation, without independent confirmation.

Polish press

Polish press, according to Bankier.pl, reported criticism of the German government for failing to make a gesture toward Poland. Bankier.pl reports that the daily “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” recalled, on the eve of the decisive session of the Bundestag budget committee, the appeal of Polish victims of the war and German occupation, who demand financial support from the government in Berlin. ("Żenujące niespełnienie obietnicy". Niemcy krytykują rząd za brak gestu wobec Polski – Bankier.pl)

Russian press

Kremlin propaganda on RT (propaganda media) portrays German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a politician threatening to block the EU budget if other member states do not agree to higher funding for aid to Ukraine. According to this narrative, the real aim is supposedly to support the German arms industry rather than Ukraine. RT (propaganda media) presents this thesis as its own interpretation, without independent confirmation. (Why has Merz sparked a hostage crisis in the EU? – RT (propaganda media))

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