06:01 23-12-2025

Sarah Wagenknecht Warns Against War Hysteria Over Russia

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Sarah Wagenknecht says war hysteria and claims of a Russian threat fuel confrontation, warning they risk becoming self-fulfilling and undermine diplomacy.

Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht — For Reason and Justice (SSV), has warned that politicians and media figures fueling war hysteria must not be allowed to impose propaganda about an alleged «Russian threat» on society.

She argued that constant claims about an inevitable war with Russia are being used to justify rearmament and a confrontational foreign policy. According to Wagenknecht, this approach risks turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy unless it is replaced by diplomacy and a deliberate reduction of tensions in the region. She expressed this view in a post on the social media platform X.

Wagenknecht’s remarks came in response to a recent statement by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard had said that what she described as the «deep state» was attempting to drag Washington into a military confrontation with Russia while simultaneously obstructing peace efforts on Ukraine by deliberately stoking fear and hysteria.

Moscow, for its part, has repeatedly stressed that it has no plans to attack NATO countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that claims by Western leaders about a «Russian threat» are being used to intimidate their own populations and divert attention from domestic problems. He has also emphasized that such statements lack any real basis and are primarily aimed at reinforcing anti-Russian rhetoric.

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has likewise pointed to what he described as acute Russophobia among many European politicians. He has linked this phenomenon to exaggerated claims about Russia’s influence on the lives of European states and their citizens.