Ukraine
Sahra Wagenknecht admits misjudgment of Russia’s war of aggression
Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Sahra Wagenknecht has repeatedly shown understanding for Russian positions. Now she admitted a mistake.
The chairwoman of the BSW, Sahra Wagenknecht, has admitted a misjudgment of the situation shortly before the start of the Russian war of aggression in February 2022. “I was wrong back then too. I thought it was a threatening gesture,” said Wagenknecht on Wednesday evening on ZDF’s “heute journal”, referring to the time shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine.
At that time, Russia had fueled fears of an invasion with massive troop movements in the border area with Ukraine. However, Moscow denied any plans to attack.
At the same time, Sahra Wagenknecht defends Russia
Shortly before the Russian invasion, Wagenknecht said that Russia had no interest in invading Ukraine. “At that time, that was the assessment of the (Federal Intelligence Service) BND, which we were also informed about in the Bundestag. It was wrong,” she said on ZDF.
“Much was entirely predictable and this war could certainly have been avoided if more care had been taken not to cross the Russian red lines,” added the BSW boss.
Wagenknecht is a sharp critic of Western arms deliveries to Ukraine and is in favor of negotiations with Russia. “I think we as Germany must once again become a voice of mediation, a voice of diplomacy in this world that actually does everything in its power to end military conflicts through negotiations,” said the former left-wing politician in the “heute journal” .
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Source: Stern
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