Mr. Medvedev warned that Germany could soon face a color revolution.

Mr. Medvedev said Germany could be facing a color revolution, as farmers in the country are protesting in many areas.

"Protests in Germany: farmers blocked roads across the country. Assistance policies were terminated while huge amounts of assistance to Ukraine continued to increase," Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on X today.

Mr. Medvedev warned that if this situation continued, the nationalists would bring "maidan" to the capital Berlin, referring to the color revolution that occurred in Ukraine in 2014. Russian officials doubted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ability to cope in this situation.

German officials have not commented on the information.

Mr. Medvedev's comments came as thousands of German farmers on January 8 drove tractors to block roads in the centers of many cities, including Berlin, to protest against plans to withdraw tax breaks.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives an interview at his residence on the outskirts of Moscow in March 2023. Photo: Reuters — Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives an interview at his residence on the outskirts of Moscow in March 2023. Photo: *Reuters*

Protesters also tried to block access roads to motorways on the outskirts of several cities. Traffic disruptions were also reported along Germany's borders with France, Poland and the Czech Republic.

The German farmers' protest movement has received support from the far-right AfD party. "The government is pushing the whole country to ruin," the AfD wrote on X. Politicians from other parties such as the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) have also voiced their support.

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck was blocked by dozens of farmers as he got off a ferry in the northern town of Schluettsiel on January 4. He posted a video warning that some of those involved were spreading "coup fantasies" and "nationalist symbols were being displayed openly."

In response to farmers’ protests, the German government on January 4 decided to partially withdraw the plan. However, representatives of the German agricultural sector said that this was not enough and called on the government to completely reverse the plan, which was made in the context of having to find ways to save the budget for 2024.

Germany has been one of Ukraine’s main supporters since Russia launched its offensive in February 2022. The Kyiv Institute for World Economy (IfW) estimates that Germany has provided Ukraine with around $23 billion in aid. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced in November that Berlin would double its military aid to Ukraine to $8.5 billion in 2024.