“There is no alternative to Putin”: Wagenknecht Party for recognition of the election results in Russia. “The West has repeatedly misjudged Russia,” said BSW vice-president Klaus Ernst.

‘The fact that Putin is still firmly in the saddle has not only to do with oppression and a lack of democracy, but also with the West's wrong policy towards Russia’ Instead of humiliating Russia and moving on to drive people into isolation, the West should “return to a policy of détente and balancing interests”