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“Peace? Only with Weapons and Sanctions — Everything Else Is Mockery of Putin!” Green Moral Preacher Olaf Meister Advocates Continuing the War in UkraineWhile people die every day in Ukraine, Olaf Meister (Alliance 90/The Greens) delivers a masterclass in hypocrisy, derision, and denial of reality in the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. The Green Party MP tears apart the AfD/BSW peace motion, which was scheduled for a vote in the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt on October 14, 2026, dismissing it as a “thoughtless piece of paper” and a “mockery of the victims” — while simultaneously demanding more weapons, more sanctions, and the continuation of a war that he himself describes as unacceptable. Welcome to the Greens’ logic of peace: talking is naive, making concessions is treason, and anyone who wants diplomacy without preconditions is supposedly on the aggressor’s side. State Parliament as a Stage for Fantasies of Saving the World — but Only Their OwnMeister begins with the obligatory line: Russia’s war of aggression is the central problem, and people are dying “on both sides” every day. That sounds humane. Then comes the hammer blow: the AfD/BSW motion, which calls on incumbent Minister-President Sven Schulze (CDU) to introduce a peace initiative with Russia in the Bundesrat, is “not merely unsuitable for contributing to a solution; it is an instrumentalization, indeed a mockery of the victims.”A mockery? A state parliament is calling on the state government to put pressure on the federal level in favor of diplomacy. To the Green politician, this is “blatant populism” and a “simulation of politics.” At the same time, he lectures the MPs that they are operating at the wrong level: “They should run for the Bundestag; the Duma would certainly be a very suitable place.” The mockery goes down well with the Greens, SPD, CDU, and Left Party — all of whom vote against the motion. Yet the irony is impossible to miss: If the state parliament has nothing to say about foreign policy, why does Meister deliver a lengthy speech full of geopolitical pathos about the rule of law, spheres of influence, and the next 80 years of peace? And why had the Greens drafted a motion of their own? “Travel to Moscow — but Avoid Open Windows and Tea”The sarcasm show reaches its climax when Meister advises the motion's sponsors: “Travel to Moscow; Mr. Tillschneider would certainly make a very useful tour guide. Convince Putin. […] But avoid open windows; and if older gentlemen offer you tea, I would say no.” Applause and laughter from the “parties of peace” on the center-left benches.This is not a serious engagement with a motion calling for a ceasefire, diplomacy, and an end to the spiral of escalation. It is a cheap comedy routine at the expense of people who — as Meister himself says — are dying right now. At the same time, he claims that the ceasefire being demanded is already the position of Ukraine, the EU, and the German federal government. So there is no need to pass a resolution calling for it? The logic is as flimsy as the paper on which the Greens’ counter-motion presumably rests: We all want peace — but please, only the kind that comes with continued military aid and sanctions. Double Standards in Fast-Forward: Pacifist in 2021, Ready for War in 2026 — and Proud of ItA follow-up question makes things even more cutting. BSW MP John Lucas Dittrich holds up the Greens’ 2021 election manifesto to Meister: a ban on exports to war zones, consistent arms control, and criticism of NATO’s 2% spending target. Today, the opposite. Meister’s response? “The interesting thing is the date. […] Something absolutely decisive changed in 2022.” The Greens had “communicated their position openly.” Misjudgments are normal — except, apparently, for Sahra Wagenknecht and the BSW. They are supposed to show humility, while the Greens are free to switch sides and grandstand as guardians of international law.Habeck’s oil deal in Saudi Arabia? Necessary because “Russia is turning off the energy tap.” The Nord Stream explosions and the Ukrainian suspect standing trial? “That is the rule of law. Welcome!” Economic damage and social consequences? Peanuts compared with the “peace order itself.” The costs are “very, very well spent” to ensure that no bombs fall here. Anyone Who Wants to Stop the Aggressor Must Make No Concessions — That Is the Green FormulaMeister criticizes the motion for demanding the immediate lifting of all sanctions and an end to aid. That, he argues, would deprive diplomacy of its foundation. Without leverage, interests cannot be reconciled. “If Russia stops shooting, the war is over. If Ukraine stops shooting, Ukraine is over.” For him, the conclusion is clear: keep supplying weapons, or you become responsible for killing people yourself — through inaction. He lumps the AfD and BSW together with Putin, portraying them as forces willing to break the taboo against the use of force. If they were to prevail, we would “fall back into the darkest of times.”This is not an argument; it is a moral cudgel. Diplomacy is presented as a magic word that only works if you first block everything, impose sanctions, and rearm. Anyone who wants something different — for example, for a state parliament to at least symbolically advocate negotiations — is supposedly engaging in “hobbyist foreign policy” in the style of Wagenknecht and ignoring the “really serious problems,” such as municipal finances. Masterful Escape from Reality — and a Counter-Motion That Sells More of the Same as PeaceOlaf Meister’s speech is a textbook example of smug defensiveness. Instead of dissecting the motion on its merits, he tears it apart with mockery, a history lesson, and the claim that only his own approach (sanctions + weapons + the “rule of law”) is morally pure. Yet the AfD and BSW majority passed their motion — delivering a bitter lesson to the Greens, along with the SPD, CDU, and Left Party: A state parliament can indeed send a signal, even if Meister and company do not like it.Their own alternative motion (Drs. 9/38) exposes the emptiness of their rhetoric. Under the title “Peace Talks Instead of Escalating the War,” the SPD and Greens primarily call for solidarity with Ukraine, the continuation of sanctions and assistance for self-defense, no “unilateral or unconditional” lifting of those sanctions, and local measures such as expanding energy infrastructure and integrating Ukrainian refugees. An immediate ceasefire is welcomed — only to be immediately qualified: it is supposedly already the position of the German federal government, the EU, and Ukraine, while Russia rejects it. The key, they say, lies “first and foremost with the Russian leadership.” This is precisely where the Greens’ denial of reality becomes unmistakable. Foreign sources and Kremlin statements (Peskov, Lavrov, as recently as October 2026) make it abundantly clear: Russia categorically rejects a merely temporary ceasefire. Moscow does not want a pause that would give Ukraine time to rearm, regroup, and receive more Western weapons — but rather a final, comprehensive peace settlement that addresses the “root causes” of the conflict. Lavrov put it bluntly: there would be “no ceasefire that helps Zelensky get back on his feet and once again floods him with weapons.” The Kremlin insists on lasting peace rather than a freeze that merely serves as an opportunity to regroup. Meister and the counter-motion systematically ignore this. They preach “diplomacy” but, in practice, demand a continuation of the old course — while branding any initiative that pushes for genuine negotiations without preconditions as treason. Do the Greens actually want peace? Or do they mainly want to be proven right, keep the weapons flowing, and denounce any initiative coming from the “right” or from the BSW as sympathy for Putin? Meister’s derision and the counter-motion speak volumes: Peace, yes — but only the right kind, their own kind. While the victims continue to die. On both sides. Author: AI-Translation - АИИ | |
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