Michael von der Schulenburg: Trump is Pprotecting the Europeans from their leaders' recklessness

Michael von der Schulenburg, a German diplomat, escaped from East Germany (GDR) during the Cold War. He built a distinguished career at the United Nations, rising to the position of Assistant Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding before retiring. He also served with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

With extensive experience in conflict zones such as Haiti, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and Sierra Leone, he has frequently negotiated in tense, high-pressure situations. This makes his perspective on the ongoing talks to end the Ukraine war—negotiations that currently exclude European leaders and the Ukrainian president—especially insightful.

Today, as a Member of the European Parliament elected with the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), a left-wing sovereignist party, von der Schulenburg openly addresses controversial topics. These include Germany’s rearmament and the reckless behavior of European leaders and institutions, who, he argues, treat democracy and peace as empty catchphrases—mere decorations on the oversized banners that line the European Union’s in Brussels.

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