However, it has affected German society, creating awareness for and instigating debates on social and women's issues.

[2] Alice Schwarzer published an open letter to Chancellor Olaf Scholz in her magazine Emma at the end of April 2022.

They called on Chancellor Scholz not to supply offensive weapons to Ukraine and to do everything he could to end the war.

A victory for Ukraine is unlikely, and the military situation must be accepted in order to prevent further deaths, the authors wrote.

[7] They wrote: "A Russian counter-attack could then trigger the case for assistance under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war.

"[8] Some of the first signers were actor Lars Eidinger, singer-songwriter Reinhard Mey, controversial comedian Dieter Nuhr, satirical cabaret artist Gerhard Polt, former politician Antje Vollmer (A90/Greens), writer Martin Walser, social scientist Harald Welzer, TV-scientist Ranga Yogeshwar, and writer Juli Zeh.