Ralf Stegner, a prominent SPD Bundestag member, is advocating for increased diplomatic efforts to end the Russian war against Ukraine.

He emphasizes the importance of diplomacy over military solutions, citing the Middle East as an example of failed diplomatic efforts.

Stegner is set to speak at an anti-war demonstration in Berlin, organized by the "Never Again War" initiative, alongside Sahra Wagenknecht.

He insists that the SPD has always been part of the peace movement and rejects the notion that peace should mean Ukraine's capitulation.

Stegner draws parallels to former SPD Chancellor Willy Brandt, who also faced criticism for participating in peace demonstrations.

He stresses the horrors of war, including daily deaths and atrocities, and argues that there is always an alternative to war, but none to peace.