“Stirs up war mood” – Wagenknecht attacks Hoeneß because of BSW scolding

Sahra Wagenknecht attacks Uli Hoeneß for his criticism of the BSW. “Anyone who defames those who work for peace as friends of Russia is fueling war sentiment,” the BSW founder told WELT.

Hoeneß recently described the Wagenknecht party as an “April Fool’s joke”. In an interview with WELT AM SONNTAG, the honorary president of FC Bayern Munich even said about the BSW: “It should actually be called: Association of Friends of Russia.”

Wagenknecht blocks the allegations. “Hoeneß should stand in line again and listen to whether people really want to continue financing the war in Ukraine with their tax money at the expense of their own country?” continued the BSW founder. "It is a lack of sophistication to insult those who criticize the federal government's Ukraine policy as loyal to Moscow. This type of debate also contributes to Germany allowing itself to be drawn ever deeper into the war."

In the interview, Hoeneß was concerned about the political developments in Germany. And criticized the AfD and the Left Party: “Both are not capable of leading a country,” said Hoeneß. “They know everything better - and no one believes that they are really doing it better: out of NATO, out of the EU, no more euro - these demands from the AfD show that they have no idea about the economy and the world.”

After the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the Wagenknecht party recently moved closer to the AfD. The first concrete cooperation in the Magdeburg state parliament in mid-October was about Russia and the previous support for the invaded Ukraine. The AfD and BSW requested a special plenary session, where they in turn decided on a pro-Russian motion. Among other things, it calls for the lifting of economic sanctions against Russia and an end to arms deliveries to Ukraine.