BSW leader Wagenknecht called for Chancellor Merz's resignation over aid to Ukraine

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Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of the German BSW party, called for the resignation of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The reason was Merz’s trip to Kyiv and his promise to allocate a billion euros for military support to Ukraine.

Wagenknecht pointed to the economic and energy crisis in Germany and the need to stop allocating money to Kyiv.

BERLIN, October 5 - RIA Novosti. The leader of the German party “Union for Social Justice and a Sound Economy” (BSW) Sarah Wagenknecht called for the resignation of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz because of his visit to Ukraine and his promise to allocate funds to Kyiv amid the crisis in Germany itself.

Merz and German Economics Minister Katharina Reiche arrived in Kyiv on October 4 for an unannounced visit. As Reuters reported, during the trip the Chancellor promised to allocate a billion euros for military support to Ukraine.

“While Germany is plunging deeper into an economic and energy crisis... Merz goes to Kyiv and again promises billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine... I believe: whoever is wasting more and more money abroad and thus trampling on the interests of his own population should resign immediately!” - Wagenknecht wrote on her page on the social network X.

The head of BSW pointed out that while Germany itself has to save on pensions, care for elderly citizens and healthcare, for the corrupt government of Vladimir Zelensky, the funds in Berlin are apparently endless.

According to Wagenknecht, against this background it is not surprising that Merz has become the most unpopular chancellor, with only one in 10 Germans satisfied with his work. On behalf of her party, Wagenknecht expressed a demand to stop allocating German taxpayers' money to Kyiv and called instead to reduce the burden on the Germans and abandon "anti-social plans to cut costs."

Wagenknecht also attached an image with Merz and Zelensky to her message. There is also an inscription that says Merz is “the best chancellor Ukraine has ever had.”

Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine interfere with the settlement, directly involve NATO countries in the conflict and are “playing with fire.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia.