Overview
- The historian received the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels at the close of the Frankfurt Book Fair, with a laudation by Katja Petrowskaja.
- He declared that without a free Ukraine there can be no peace in Europe and warned that appeasement fuels aggression.
- Schlögel castigated years of German Russia-understanding, describing Putin as a master of escalation who has reopened a pre-war era in Europe.
- He called for comprehensive support for Ukraine and for reinstating compulsory military service in Germany.
- Organizers noted that the Russia expert can no longer travel to Russia without risking arrest, underscoring the personal cost of his stance.