Vladimir Putin awarded the Pushkin Medal, awarded for the contribution "to the rapprochement of nations", to the German politician Alexander von Bismarck. In his speech, the German quoted a sentence often attributed to the "Iron Chancellor" Otto von Bismarck: "When Germany and Russia are friends, Europe is good." In Germany itself, von Bismarck is criticized for his close ties with the Russian Federation. About von Bismarck's political path, his Russian wife and his cooperation with the pro-Russian mass media - in the material.

Vladimir Putin awarded the Pushkin Medal, awarded for the contribution "to the rapprochement of nations", to the German politician Alexander von Bismarck. In his speech, the German quoted a sentence often attributed to the "Iron Chancellor" Otto von Bismarck: "When Germany and Russia are friends, Europe is good." In Germany itself, von Bismarck is criticized for his close ties with the Russian Federation. About von Bismarck's political path, his Russian wife and his cooperation with the pro-Russian mass media - in the material.