Overview
- On ZDF’s Markus Lanz, Maria Aljochina recounted repeated arrests, 15‑day detentions, two years in a penal colony and an exit ban, holding Russia responsible for the war.
- Aljochina warned against underestimating Putin’s ambitions and pressed Sahra Wagenknecht with the question of why she believes Germany would be safe if Ukraine fell.
- Markus Lanz was visibly moved by Aljochina’s account, briefly struggling for composure as he referenced young Russian dissidents he had met in St. Petersburg.
- Wagenknecht alleged public broadcasters exclude her BSW party from talk shows and voiced doubt that recent drones reported in European airspace were Russian, cautioning against war hysteria.
- Journalist Kerstin Münstermann rejected claims of suppressed opinions, and political scientist Carlo Masala highlighted how persistent propaganda narratives take hold in public debate.