SPD politician defends Ukraine course: “What Putin understands is strength and toughness”. Five Social Democratic scientists led by historian Heinrich August Winkler sharply criticized the party leadership and the Chancellor in an incendiary letter.
In their incendiary letter, they called on the party executive to clarify its position on issues such as arms deliveries to Kiev. Some in the SPD are “still too gullible because we have simply been spoiled by the peace dividend since 1989,” says Andreas Schwarz.