Robert Habeck against Weidel: “Don’t believe you, that’s a lie”

The fire wall is also in the Berlin round. All parties were bordered by the AfD, represented by Alice Weidel. But it was only at the end of Ukraine that it became emotional. When Alice Weidel put her position on the war against Ukraine, Robert Habeck burst. How did it come about?

At the beginning, Weidel said: “This was an attack that was contrary to international law, which is completely clear.” But that was only the compulsory introduction, after which the AfD boss began to put into perspective. She emphasized how important it is for Germany to get by with all parties. With the USA, also under Trump, with China and with Putin’s Russia. She stated the foreign policy weakness of Europe and Germany: “Nobody takes us seriously anymore.” As far as controversial, but discussable.

But then the next question came. “Donald Trump accuses Ukraine of being responsible for the war. Do you agree with him?” And the relativization began. According to Weidel, “the question of guilt was asked far too one -sided from the start”. And she added: “I believe that we never come to a good solution if we do not look at the history and the underlying factors of how it came to a situation like this terrible outbreak.” That is the position of the Kremlin. It cannot be denied that Russia has marched into Ukraine. But actually it was not Putin, but other factors have provoked the invasion.

Robert Habeck couldn’t leave it that way. The collar burst: “Someone has to do that now, I don’t have to do that, but that shouldn’t remain unjustified now.” Nobody interrupted him, Habeck spoke from the soul to the other present: “It doesn’t matter what understanding of history you have: you don’t attack a country. This is a taboo break.”

History, he does not accept historical reasons. “If Ukraine is attacked, the war driver Putin is. You can’t put that into perspective either.” And Habeck follows, emotionally turns to the citizens: “Don’t believe you, that’s a lie!”

In the Ukraine question, the “fire wall” is not made up of party -political, tactical considerations – it stands out of the deepest conviction. This made Robert Habeck’s outbreak clear. Friedrich Merz has also made it clear to the AfD in the question of war and peace. He said he couldn’t talk to the AfD about “delivering Germany to Russia”.

Another sentence also hits. Merz recalled that Weidel never hears a word of compassion for the devoured Ukraine. Unmistakable, but typically dry and hypothermic. After Habeck, CSU boss Söder became clear and agreed. Already at the annexation of the Crimea, he heard the argument, “because of the long history before and any difficulties”. He cannot accept something like that in view of the reality of the war. Putin is “an incredible ruthlessness towards his own country”, says Söder. “Soldiers are used as cannon food, an end without end. And there you have murders. Children, adults, old people were attacked – killed. There is no reason for murder and there is no reason for dead. No historical. “

Alice Weidel, otherwise like aggressive and from the “Attack” department, falls behind the discussion. She starts a reply several times. But her timid “What is your solution?” no longer penetrated.