Sahra Wagenknecht, an outspoken critic of Berlin’s policies on Ukraine, was giving a speech when she was sprayed with red paint
Veteran German left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht was splattered with red paint at a rally on Thursday, in an incident that her associates linked to her stance against arming Ukraine. A suspect has been detained.
Earlier this year, the firebrand MP split from Die Linke to establish the eponymous Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) – a movement that is left-leaning on economic policy but closer to the far right on hot-button issues such as immigration.
She has repeatedly lambasted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government over its support for Ukraine.
During a campaign rally in Erfurt on Thursday evening, a man believed to be in his early 50s doused the podium with red paint. Wagenknecht escaped unscathed with a few specks of paint on her head, neck and upper body, according to …
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