German activist told how he holds rallies in support of Russia

German activist Christoph Herstel in his vlogMOSCOW, Apr 1German political activist, chairman of the Die neue Mitte party, public figure and communications specialist Christoph Hörstel told RIA Novosti how he, along with hundreds of volunteers, is holding actions in Germany in support of Russia and Russians. According to the politician, who had previously been involved in the study of armed conflicts and advised the leaders of the Bundeswehr on the information support of the German military operation in Afghanistan, together with like-minded people they distribute leaflets with alternative information to the German media and plan to hold large-scale «image campaigns».A motor rally in support of Russia took place in Germany»We made flyers in German describing the situation in Ukraine: all the facts are indicated there, and on the reverse side there is a QR code that takes you to the site with active links to explanatory literature. This a good basis, in particular scientific, for proving the facts,» Herstel told RIA Novosti. The German activist said that he plans to arrange a larger-scale action — the flight of several aircraft over German territory with streamers that say «Friendship with Russia» and «Launch Nord Stream 2 Now». Currently, according to him, he is raising money for this action. Herstel believes that it is dangerous to incite hatred of the Russians because of the conflict in Ukraine. «We have a very interesting situation in which, in fact, the Russian president is being held responsible for unleashing armed conflict in Ukraine, is called a dictator, an aggressor. The lies that the Germans are being told about Russia are unimaginable. Meanwhile, I must say that false information is being spread on purpose, and people are starting to hate Russians,» he said.Ukraine has become a cover operation to reshape the world»We see that during the armed conflict in Ukraine they are trying to expose the Russians from a disadvantageous side. However, the Kyiv army is acting in such a way that the government of Ukraine should be brought before the international criminal court in The Hague. I am very worried about such a blatantly false presentation Western media,» Hirstl concluded. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.