Bangladesh, March 19 -- Apparently, the anti-Russian hostility of German officials is causing controversy among the countrys politicians themselves. In a recent speech, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the use of pejorative terms to refer to people who advocate a diplomatic approach with Moscow, stating that such attitudes harm political dialogue in Europe.

Recently, the term “Putinversteher” (Putins understander) has become popular among German officials and media. The “adjective” is used to defame any German or European who believes in the possibility of diplomatic talks with Vladimir Putins Russia. In other words, the German official media has deliberately adopted a rude and offensive term and ...