Category Archives: War in Ukraine
Ukraine is on the way to becoming a ‘failed state’
Interview with The World News Monitor, published 7 October 2026. Auto-translated from German to English. Access the original here. How did you perceive Merz’s speech in Münster? At first, I thought it was perverse to award NATO this Münster Peace Prize. But I consider Merz’s trip to Kyiv to be more important. Two points are…
Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia & U.S. – Who Loses Most in a World Without Diplomacy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLZxrpvjQ6k Transcript below. Machine-translated, not checked by author. Daniel Davis: …a part of the European Union and on the Committee of Security and Defense. He is a non-attached member of the European Parliament, has been on there for two years. And 34 years a diplomat. Michael, welcome to the show. Michael von der Schulenburg: Yeah,…
Former top diplomat von Schulenburg slams the EU: “It borders on murder!” – “Negotiate with PUTIN”
Michael von der Schulenburg in an interview with CLASEN-TALK, the podcast from NOZ and SHZ (Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung and Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag). The bitter reality of the Ukraine war: Why is the West blocking peace talks? In this in-depth conversation, former top UN diplomat Michael von der Schulenburg (Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance) explains why he considers the…
Are Western illusions of victory driving Ukraine towards collapse?
In his op-ed in the BERLINER ZEITUNG, Michael von der Schulenburg, a former UN diplomat with extensive experience in conflict resolution, urges us to use peace negotiations to prevent a possible defeat for Ukraine. To the article (PDF)
On the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine
„European Parliament, today sent open letters to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, calling for intra-European peace talks to achieve a negotiated solution to the war in Ukraine (see attachment). Given that…
Europe now needs the courage to pursue peace
A call for peace on the 4th anniversary of the war in Ukraine Harald Kujat, Michael von der Schulenburg The world is currently experiencing one of the most profound geopolitical upheavals since the end of the Second World War – an upheaval in which the European Union is scarcely perceived as a formative force anymore….
No More Wars: Interview with Michael von der Schulenburg
IADL Review: Thank you for accepting this interview by Mail and for answering the following questions from the IADL Review “International Review of Contemporary Law”. Your CV is impressive: starting with your childhood and adolescence in the GDR. Could you tell us and younger generations more about your family members in the resistance against the…
Ukraine and Russia: Towards a Negotiated End to the War
This broadly supported initiative outlies a viable roadmap toward a ceasefire and eventual peace treaty in Ukraine, offering an alternative to both capitulation and escalation. Professor Dr. Peter Brandt, Professor Dr. Hajo Funke, Dr. Johannes Klotz, General (ret.) Harald Kujat, Michael von der Schulenburg (former UN Assistant Secretary General) and Professor Dr. h.c. Horst Teltschik…