German Defense Minister Says Necessary to Talk to Russia ‘From a Position of Strength’ as ‘Has Always Been a Good Tradition of German Policy’ https://www.anti-empire.com/german-defense-minister-says-necessary-to-talk-t... Russian Defense Ministry asks her how that worked out for her grandfather Anti-Empire 29 Nov … Konashenkov: “We did not rush to answer, hoping that sensible politicians in Germany would correct the Minister themselves, remembering what in the past following such appeals led to. “Unfortunately, this did not happen.” — Major-General Konashenkov, spokesman of the Ministry of Defense