BSW chairwoman Sahra Wagenknecht describes the sanctions against Russia as an economic program in favor of the USA that is causing considerable damage to German companies. She calls for cheap energy sources and warns of the threat of de-industrialization in Germany.
The West's sanctions against Russia are "killing" German companies and making the US economy rich, Sahra Wagenknecht explained on Sunday at an election event for her party in Bonn. The delegates of the Sahra Wagenknecht - Reason and Justice (BSW) alliance met there to adopt their program for the federal election next month and to discuss key political demands.
In her speech, Wagenknecht firmly rejected Russia's responsibility for the Ukraine conflict and sharply criticized the Western sanctions, which are not a moral instrument, but are motivated by economic policy and would primarily benefit the USA, while causing massive damage to German and European companies:
"The sanctions have nothing to do with morality, they have nothing to do with human rights, they have nothing to do with love of peace, they are simply an economic stimulus program for the US economy and a killer program for German and European companies."
In view of the rising energy prices, she called for the resumption of natural gas imports from Russia. She stressed that Germany must once again align its energy policy with the criterion of lowest costs, instead of being guided by "double standards and ideology". The election program was passed almost unanimously. Of the approximately 700 delegates, only one participant voted against it, two abstained.
Wagenknecht also spoke out in favor of only purchasing gas from the USA if it is offered at competitive prices. She criticized the fact that gas from the USA is currently three times as expensive as the price paid by US companies. Germany must make rational decisions about where it can obtain its energy resources most cost-effectively and conclude long-term contracts, as has been the case in the past. Otherwise, she warned, companies would stop investing in the German economy.
The BSW chairwoman also warned of the threat of de-industrialization, which would be accompanied by a significant loss of prosperity and social security. Instead, Germany urgently needs a political change of course that relies on cheap energy sources in order to prevent companies from moving away and jobs being lost. It is not about cheap election promises, but about a realistic energy policy, emphasized Wagenknecht.
She also sharply criticized US foreign policy, which she blamed for many conflicts in the world. Wagenknecht spoke of a "trail of blood from the US's proxy wars" and emphasized that Chancellor Scholz must not be a vassal of the USA. She also criticized the discussion in German politics about increasing defense spending: "That is madness!"
In view of the global development of nuclear weapons and increasingly dangerous weapons systems, Wagenknecht warned urgently against a new arms race. "We must not stumble into a new arms race now," she said. In a world in which humanity could destroy itself several times over, war is not a viable option. If there were to be a war in Europe, Europe would perish, she explained, and called for an end to the "military madness."
The Bundestag member Sevim Dağdelen also spoke at the party conference in Bonn and called for the withdrawal of US troops from Germany. The presence of 37,000 US soldiers was no longer sustainable for the country. "Ami go home," she shouted to the applause of the delegates. This also applies to US weapons on German soil.
Dağdelen spoke out firmly against the stationing of US medium and short-range missiles in Germany, which she described as "US offensive weapons." She made it clear that Germany does not want a war with Russia, especially not from German soil. These statements were received with great applause by the delegates.
Finally, Dağdelen emphasized that the vassal loyalty of German governments to the USA must finally be ended. Germany deserves sovereignty. BSW co-chair Amira Mohamed Ali also reiterated this position and stated that the party stands for "a strong, fair and sovereign Germany".
The German economy is currently in a serious crisis. According to TASS, the country's leading economic institutes have revised their forecasts for GDP growth in 2024 downwards and are expecting a decline of 0.1 percent.
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