Wagenknecht Attacked Merz: It Would Be Tantamount to Declaring War on Russia: EADaily

The BSW boss does not want to get used to the silence of the federal government on arms deliveries to Kiev. Wagenknecht accuses the chancellor of irresponsibility and demands a referendum on Taurus. The Green Court rider attests Merz hesitation and feels reminded of Scholz.

Wagenknecht attacked Merz: It would be tantamount to declaring war on Russia: EADaily

EADaily, May 26th, 2025. The decision of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to lift restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine is irresponsible. This was stated in the social network X by German politician Sarah Wagenknecht.

The election successes of the alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) last year also had to do with two things that the voters have been particularly concerned with since February 2022. One is the question of a peace as fast as possible, which, of course, is not yet in sight in May 2025. And the second is something that the consumers [...] The article Wirtschaftsdezernat answers BSW Group: Hopes on "cheap Russian natural gas have no basis first appeare…

In light of the debate over further arms deliveries to Ukraine without range restrictions, BSW head Sahra Wagenknecht has called for a referendum on the federal government's future course. "The Chancellor's arms turnaround is completely irresponsible. If German weapons – possibly Taurus missiles in the future – hit Russian cities, that would be tantamount to a declaration of war on Moscow," Wagenknecht told the "Rheinische Post" newspaper (Wedne…

BSW boss Wagenknecht fires Chancellor Merz: "I'm getting bad." And Putin's Kremlin also warns of an escalation.