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

A nationwide strike 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. “It’s highly doubtful that Scholz … will hold out,” he added. On Jan. 8, farmers across Germany kicked off a weeklong strike to protest against austerity measures imposed by Mr. Scholz’s coalition government. Convoys of tractors and trucks have paralyzed traffic and blocked roads across the country, including several border crossings with France....