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At the first meeting, the Russians presented a set of harsh conditions, effectively demanding Ukraine’s capitulation. This was a nonstarter. But as Moscow’s position on the battlefield continued to deteriorate, its positions at the negotiating table became less demanding. So on March 3 and March 7, the parties held a second and third round of talks […]
Regarding territorial issues, parts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Donbass would remain under Russian control
Moscow ostensibly wanted Kiev to slash the size of its army to 85,000 people, while Ukraine insisted on retaining a strength of 250,000.
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I really wish she was as cool as I made her sound. She’s a big girl boss and has some interesting takes, but she’s really not much better than most German politicians
She definitely has some not so great takes, but on the whole i find that out of all the parties in Germany that the average German is even aware of (this unfortunately excludes communist parties like the DKP who, being actual Marxists, have much better takes overall), the BSW are the only ones with an actually realistic view of the Ukraine conflict.
And it’s not just Sahra Wagenknecht. I’ve heard multiple high level members of her party speak on this issue, or on the issue of China, and they consistently show that they actually understand the geopolitical reality around these issues.
Compared to the totally delusional nonsense that you hear from the other parties and from the media, it’s really nice to hear someone (even if they aren’t communists) who lives in the real world and not a fantasy lala-land.
She’s anti-immigrant, transphobic and pro-Israel, so seems like this is literally the only thing she’s ever had a decent take on.
Yes to the first two, not sure about the last point. I think it’s borderline impossible to be in German politics and declare yourself to be anti-Israel, as in openly against the existence of Israel. It’s not just politically dangerous it may get you in legal trouble.
BSW has actually been more pro-Palestinian and more outspoken on the Gaza genocide than Die Linke, and definitely more so than any of the other major parties. They have also opposed arms deliveries. Here for example Wagenknecht at a demo for Gaza:
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/gaza-demo-vor-dem-brandenburger-tor-bis-zu-4000-demonstranten-sind-vor-ort-li.2356618
Zionist groups in Germany hate them and constantly try to equate them with the AfD.
And i believe they also spoke out against the attack on Iran if i recall correctly. I would say their foreign policy is their strongest point. Domestically they have some left wing populist economic policies mixed with conservative cultural policies.
My point wasn’t to say that they are great or that we should support them, it’s just to point out that out of all the parties that even remotely stand a chance of getting into the Bundestag, BSW have the most anti-imperialist position.
This is important because it makes them one of the only ways through which the broader German public, those who only pay attention to what is being said in the mainstream media and by the parties that the mainstream media pays any attention to, is getting exposed to an alternative view of the situation around the Ukraine conflict, the effect of sanctions, China, the undemocratic nature of the EU, and other topics where there is otherwise an almost complete embargo by the mainstream media and mainstream parties on reality.
The only other major party that also breaks through that embargo and tells the truth about some of these topics is the AfD, but the last thing we want is a fascist party being the only voice of “reason” on geopolitics for the average person.
In the context of germany she is far less pro-israhell than DieLinke which is dominated by the Anti-deutsche Ramelow clique.
Die Linke used to have this but they caved in to a fairly relentless stream of saying “Russia is a serious geopolitical entity” being taken as “I love and support Putin, personally” because all the libs have long abandoned realpolitik
I do agree on that, she’s definitely aware of what’s going on (and so is her party for the most part)