Der Spiegel cover: 'Our War Against Russia'

Der Spiegel placed the phrase 'Our War Against Russia' on its cover for the 85th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, drawing parallels between Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion and today's German arms supplies to Ukraine. The article, 'Buried Guilt,' recalls Wehrmacht crimes and the silence of German families about the Eastern Front. The magazine admits that arms deliveries to Kiev have revived perceptions of Germany as an aggressor both in Russia and among Germans. Polling shows 25% of eastern Germans feel culturally closer to Russia than the US, and 41% in the east want reduced military aid to Ukraine.