Sahra Wagenknecht, the chief of the brand new eponymous German populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has distanced herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I condemn this warfare,” Wagenknecht advised German public broadcaster ZDF on Thursday. “I take into account politicians who begin wars – and that additionally applies to Vladimir Putin – to be criminals.”
Wagenknecht is understood for her opposition to German navy help for Ukraine and has expressed pro-Russian sentiments prior to now.
Chatting with ZDF, she nonetheless defended the choice to depart Germany’s decrease home of parliament, the Bundestag, alongside along with her celebration forward of a speech given by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in June.
She stated there was no alternative for a debate at the moment and that Zelensky was solely to obtain “standing ovations,” regardless of having not too long ago ordered a drone assault on Russian nuclear forces utilizing drones. That was “very negligent,” Wagenknecht commented.
The BSW, which was based final yr on a platform combining left-wing financial coverage with hard-right positions on points reminiscent of migration, is polling at round 8%.
