Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn

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Moved the picture of Fehlinger with his map of Ex-Russia

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	\| name = Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn		\| name = Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn
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	\| caption =		\| caption = Fehlinger with his map of Ex-Russia
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1968\|08\|23\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1968\|08\|23\|df=y}}
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	== Controversies ==		== Controversies ==
	Fehlinger-Jahn's role as the leader of a pro-[[NATO]] [[non-governmental organization]] has led to misunderstandings that he speaks on behalf of the military alliance itself. Following a tweet in which Fehlinger called on [[Nikol Pashinyan]] to join NATO and [[Joe Biden]] to protect Armenia, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan stated that Fehlinger was simply the head of a non-governmental organization with the word "NATO" in its name. Fehlinger's comments on disbanding Russia drew opposition from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister [[Aleksandr Grushko]], who dismissed Fehlinger's proposal as a "grand fantasy".<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907005403/https://hyetert.org/2023/09/06/russian-diplomat-calls-eus-remarks-about-armenia-joining-nato-grand-fantasy/\|url=https://hyetert.org/2023/09/06/russian-diplomat-calls-eus-remarks-about-armenia-joining-nato-grand-fantasy/\|title=Russian diplomat calls EU’s remarks about Armenia joining NATO ‘grand fantasy\|archive-date=7 September 2023\|date=6 September 2023}}</ref>		Fehlinger-Jahn's role as the leader of a pro-[[NATO]] [[non-governmental organization]] has led to misunderstandings that he speaks on behalf of the military alliance itself. Following a tweet in which Fehlinger called on [[Nikol Pashinyan]] to join NATO and [[Joe Biden]] to protect Armenia, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan stated that Fehlinger was simply the head of a non-governmental organization with the word "NATO" in its name. Fehlinger's comments on disbanding Russia drew opposition from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister [[Aleksandr Grushko]], who dismissed Fehlinger's proposal as a "grand fantasy".<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907005403/https://hyetert.org/2023/09/06/russian-diplomat-calls-eus-remarks-about-armenia-joining-nato-grand-fantasy/\|url=https://hyetert.org/2023/09/06/russian-diplomat-calls-eus-remarks-about-armenia-joining-nato-grand-fantasy/\|title=Russian diplomat calls EU’s remarks about Armenia joining NATO ‘grand fantasy\|archive-date=7 September 2023\|date=6 September 2023}}</ref>

	[[File:Fehlinger ExRussia.png\|thumb\|Fehlinger with his map of Ex-Russia]]
	On August 25, 2023, following [[Brazil]]'s participation in the [[15th BRICS summit]], Fehlinger said in response that if [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva\|President Lula]] "led Brazil in the same direction as [[Russia]], [[China]], and [[Iran]]" and joined a "[[Axis of evil\|hostile axis]] of genocide," he would "call for the [[Balkanization\|dismantling]] of Brazil." Fehlinger included a map that depicts the division of Brazil into four states. After his tweet went viral, Fehlinger became the target of false allegations in comments attributing his tweet to an official NATO position, with [[Reuters]] reporting that a video making such claims had over 250,000 views on Facebook. In a statement, Fehlinger clarified on Twitter that he "does not represent NATO" in an official capacity and that "NATO has no intention of dismembering Brazil or any other country." A NATO statement further stated that "any allegations that NATO is planning to invade or divide Brazil are complete nonsense."<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-otan-invadir-brasil-idUSL6N3A90GR \|title=Checagem de fatos-Economista que mencionou “desmantelar o Brasil” não representa a Otan\|date=2023-08-28 \|accessdate=2025-03-17 \|website=Reuters\|language=pt}}</ref>		On August 25, 2023, following [[Brazil]]'s participation in the [[15th BRICS summit]], Fehlinger said in response that if [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva\|President Lula]] "led Brazil in the same direction as [[Russia]], [[China]], and [[Iran]]" and joined a "[[Axis of evil\|hostile axis]] of genocide," he would "call for the [[Balkanization\|dismantling]] of Brazil." Fehlinger included a map that depicts the division of Brazil into four states. After his tweet went viral, Fehlinger became the target of false allegations in comments attributing his tweet to an official NATO position, with [[Reuters]] reporting that a video making such claims had over 250,000 views on Facebook. In a statement, Fehlinger clarified on Twitter that he "does not represent NATO" in an official capacity and that "NATO has no intention of dismembering Brazil or any other country." A NATO statement further stated that "any allegations that NATO is planning to invade or divide Brazil are complete nonsense."<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-otan-invadir-brasil-idUSL6N3A90GR \|title=Checagem de fatos-Economista que mencionou “desmantelar o Brasil” não representa a Otan\|date=2023-08-28 \|accessdate=2025-03-17 \|website=Reuters\|language=pt}}</ref>