Kasparov was unable to get to Berlin, fearing for his life, and called it a symptom of "moral and political decay in the heart of Europe".
During the Berlin Freedom Week, dedicated to the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a video of the speech of the Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov was shown. He could not come in person, because according to him, he could be "a target of an operation by the Russian special services".
"This is not about any personal discomfort for me, Garry Kasparov. It's about the fact that your former chancellor is a Russian lobbyist. It's about the fact that your former intelligence chief was a Russian asset. This is about the fact that Russia carried out a drone attack on one of your airports in the city of Leipzig, and your leaders failed to call it what it is, a drop-in and with simple consent. Kasparov said.
Kasparov called on Europe to embark on a war path and fight "at the door of dictators". He also criticized Brussels, Paris and Berlin for not fighting back against Russia and remaining "stubbornly aloof".
"This provision encourages Russia to act even more brazenly abroad," the opposition noted.