The leading move overlaid domestic political distrust with anxiety about war. Personal scandals, attacks on politicians and problems with public services were presented not as separate developments but as proof of the government’s alleged deliberate wrecking of the country; the steady narrative of Germany’s “deliberate destruction” reinforced that construction.
Fear appeals set defence spending against social needs and labelled politicians “hawks”, in order to frame security measures and support for Ukraine as a route to direct conflict. Economic anxiety was further tied to serving “foreign interests”, reducing complex crises to lost sovereignty and inevitable impoverishment.
A conspicuous new line portrayed the closure of Russian institutions as the destruction of “bridges” with Russia. This frame shifted responsibility for diplomatic tension onto Berlin and could alienate Russian-speaking audiences by presenting state decisions as hostility towards Russians in Germany.