Overview

• Niels-Olaf Lüders, BSW parliamentary leader in Brandenburg, advocates for the Russian ambassador's inclusion in Sachsenhausen's 80th-anniversary WWII ceremonies.
• The Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten has upheld its 2022 policy of excluding Russian diplomats from official commemorations, citing concerns about political misuse tied to the Ukraine conflict.
• Memorial director Axel Drecoll has stated that security measures will enforce the exclusion if the ambassador attempts to attend.
• The Russian embassy plans a separate commemoration event at Sachsenhausen on April 28, following its ongoing exclusion from official ceremonies.
• Federal guidelines from the German Foreign Office recommend barring Russian and Belarusian officials from WWII remembrance events to avoid potential propaganda exploitation.