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Pussy Riot Activist Moves Lanz to Tears, Rebukes Wagenknecht on Russia

Her account of detention, persecution set the tone for a charged broadcast that centered on contested narratives.

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Overview

  • Moderator Markus Lanz grew visibly emotional and briefly fell silent after Maria Aljochina described repression and life in a Russian penal colony.
  • Aljochina, a Pussy Riot member who escaped Russia in 2022, recounted two years in a penal camp and a recent 13‑year sentence issued in absentia.
  • Addressing Sahra Wagenknecht directly, Aljochina said the BSW leader was repeating Russian propaganda and warned about Putin’s expansionist aims.
  • Wagenknecht claimed public broadcasters exclude her party and restrict opinion, a charge Lanz challenged as other guests rejected the notion of suppressed speech.
  • Debate over the Ukraine war and recent drone sightings grew tense as Carlo Masala called Russia the sole obstacle to a ceasefire and Lanz labeled the exchange a culture war.