Activists of the Femen feminist movement staged a sly topless protest next to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, demanding a gas embargo against Russia for its war of aggression.

 This was reported by Western media, including AFP.

 At the weekend, when the "government open day" was held, the activists approached the chancellor under the pretext of a joint photo and unexpectedly tore off their jackets, exposing their breasts and writing "gas embargo (against Russia) now."

 Almost immediately they were pushed away by security.

 After the action, "Femen" published an explanation on its page, stressing that the German governments have led the country to energy dependence on Russia, which is why Germany cannot now react decisively to Russia's war. They also accused Germany of insufficient assistance with weapons to Ukraine.

 "Pacifism, peace efforts and diplomacy became the norm on the European continent only after the military defeat of war criminals. Now Ukraine has become a battlefield on which, without exaggeration, the future of the continent is being decided again. The price for peace and freedom is high, and it is time to pay it again. To to preserve our democracy and freedom, Europeans will have to pay with their comfort, but Ukrainians pay with their lives," the organization said in a statement.

 Before the incident at the event, Scholz talked about Germany's efforts to find alternative sources of energy that would allow them to abandon gas from the Russian Federation. He emphasized the role of liquefied natural gas and noted that the first terminals being built to increase imports could be launched as early as 2023.

 "The problem of security of our supplies can be solved around the beginning of 2024," he said.

 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO: Protester restrained at meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<br><br>During a meeting with the public, Scholz was caught off guard by two bare-chested female protesters shouting "Gas embargo now". The two women were quickly subdued and removed by security <a href="https://t.co/8fWsjFynY3">pic.twitter.com/8fWsjFynY3</a></p>&mdash; AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1561515502773878784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src= "https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>