Overview

• Ambassador Sergej Netschajew has accepted the BSW caucus’s invitation to Tuesday’s exhibition opening in the Brandenburg state parliament.
• BSW says it also invited peace initiatives and embassy representatives from several countries, with attendees confirmed from Belarus and Hungary.
• Fraktionschef Niels-Olaf Lüders defends the outreach, arguing contact with warring parties is necessary to work for peace.
• CDU state leader Jan Redmann criticizes the move, saying offering a stage to Russian warmongers has nothing to do with peace.
• Brandenburg’s SPD caucus distances itself, saying it would not extend such an invitation given Russia’s war against Ukraine and suspected current violations of European airspace.