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Just days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow's forces massing on the border, officials in the medieval town of Lutzen, Germany, afforded landmark status to a Soviet-era World War II memorial standing outside a kindergarten in the town centre.
Such monuments have been toppled across Eastern Europe, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine. But in Germany, they are seen as a way to honor Nazi victims and grapple with history.
Back in February, two men put a destroyed tank outside the Russian embassy in Berlin. Mitte is asking them to pay for use of the road.
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Wieland Giebel’s Berlin Story Bunker is a historic warning of growing modern horrors
Activists protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine parked a destroyed, rusty tank directly in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on Friday, bringing a piece of the battlefield to the centre of the German capital.