Farmers’ Protest in Germany Could Bring Down Government: Russia’s Medvedev

Backed by opposition party, week-long protest by nation’s farmers brings traffic to standstill across country.

A banner on a tractor reads "You are feeding others and you want to chase us away" as German farmers protest against the cut of vehicle tax subsidies in Berlin on Jan. 8, 2024. Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters

A nationwide protest by German farmers could spell the end for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government, firebrand Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev has said.

“Farmers [in Germany] have blocked much of the country,” Mr. Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, wrote in a social media post.