OREANDA-NEWS   German Foreign Minister Johann Vadefuhl reacted sharply to the Russian Foreign Ministry's accusation of revanchism. His words are quoted by the German N-TV channel.

"This is a cheap distraction tactic by Russia," the foreign minister said. He stressed that Germany has no problem with "a critical analysis of its own past."

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that attempts by the German authorities to talk to Moscow in the language of ultimatums and from a position of strength were doomed to failure. "Revanchists should proceed from the fact that all foreign military contingents, including German ones, if deployed in Ukraine, will become legitimate targets for the Russian Armed Forces," the ministry warned.