Protests in Europe: how to tackle the unrest?

LRT’s Germany correspondent, Vytenė Banser, writes:

“The Gen Z protests that swept through Germany were, shall we say, not entirely unproblematic. … From a Lithuanian perspective, I was particularly surprised by the anti-Nato placards alongside communist hammer-and-sickle symbols. In Hamburg, I even saw a banner bearing the slogan ‘Russia is not our enemy’. This confuses the roles of victim and perpetrator. Clearly, these demonstrators are misjudging the geopolitical situation: with its war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia poses a threat to the whole of Europe. Without a strong Nato and a Bundeswehr ready to defend the country, Russia’s bloody iron fist – or a Russian drone – could well turn up in Germany before today’s Gen Z has even left the educational institutions they say are being so badly neglected.”