Overview

• The 77-year-old historian accepted the €25,000 award at Frankfurt’s Paulskirche as the Book Fair concluded.
• He argued that without a free Ukraine there can be no peace in Europe and urged comprehensive assistance to the country.
• Schlögel endorsed reintroducing compulsory military service in Germany as part of preparing for European security.
• Culture State Minister Wolfram Weimer praised him as an outstanding scholar who warned early about Vladimir Putin’s expansionism.
• Organizers said he can no longer travel safely to Russia, and his remarks condemned appeasement and the prevalence of so‑called Russia understanders in German debate.