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[[File:Von der Leyen made to travel by bus to meet with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Von der Leyen made to travel by bus for a Summit meeting with Chinese Premier [[Xi Jinping]] to mark the 50th anniversary of [[diplomatic]] relations between the [[EU]] and the [[PRC]].<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/world/watch-no-escort-no-dignitaries-eu-leaders-made-to-travel-by-bus-in-beijing-for-meeting-with-xi-jinping-10155101/lite/</ref>]]

[[File:Von der Leyen made to travel by bus to meet with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Von der Leyen made to travel by bus for a Summit meeting with Chinese Premier [[Xi Jinping]] to mark the 50th anniversary of [[diplomatic]] relations between the [[EU]] and the [[PRC]].<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/world/watch-no-escort-no-dignitaries-eu-leaders-made-to-travel-by-bus-in-beijing-for-meeting-with-xi-jinping-10155101/lite/</ref>]]

Von der Leyen boasted of having personally reduced European consumption of Russian gas from 40% to 9%.<ref>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eus-von-der-leyen-rows-back-on-plans-to-cap-fossil-gas-prices/</ref>

Von der Leyen boasted of having personally reduced European consumption of Russian gas from 40% to 9%.<ref>https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eus-von-der-leyen-rows-back-on-plans-to-cap-fossil-gas-prices/</ref>

[[File:Mogherini von der Leyen.PNG|right|300px|thumb|On December 2, 2025 former EU foreign minister Federica Mogherini was arrested in a [[fraud]] case. Mogherini was in charge of EU foreign affairs as the [[fascist]]s assumed power after the [[Maidan coup]].]]

[[File:Mogherini von der Leyen.PNG|right|300px|thumb|On December 2, 2025, former EU foreign minister Federica Mogherini was arrested in a [[fraud]] case. Mogherini was in charge of EU foreign affairs as the [[fascist]]s assumed power after the [[Maidan coup]].]]

Former President of [[France]] [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] criticized von der Leyen in an interview with ''Le Journal du Dimanche'' on October 23, 2022.  The issues of [[foreign policy]] and arms supplies to Ukraine go beyond the mandate of the European Commission, which is primarily a political organization. "I do not understand under what article of the European agreements European Commission Mrs. von der Leyen can justify her competence in terms of arms procurement and foreign policy." The EU must be careful not to foment military escalation in Ukraine, Sarkozy said.  "The only thing that the Europeans are hearing today is the allocation of additional billions for the purchase of weapons. More weapons, more deaths, more war! We are hostages of miscalculations, exaltation, irritation and thoughtless actions. We are balancing on the edge of a volcano," Sarkozy said.<ref>https://www-lejdd-fr.translate.goog/Politique/exclusif-retraites-ukraine-congres-lr-nicolas-sarkozy-sort-de-son-silence-et-livre-ses-analyses-au-jdd-4142556?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US</ref>

Former President of [[France]] [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] criticized von der Leyen in an interview with ''Le Journal du Dimanche'' on October 23, 2022.  The issues of [[foreign policy]] and arms supplies to Ukraine go beyond the mandate of the European Commission, which is primarily a political organization. "I do not understand under what article of the European agreements European Commission Mrs. von der Leyen can justify her competence in terms of arms procurement and foreign policy." The EU must be careful not to foment military escalation in Ukraine, Sarkozy said.  "The only thing that the Europeans are hearing today is the allocation of additional billions for the purchase of weapons. More weapons, more deaths, more war! We are hostages of miscalculations, exaltation, irritation and thoughtless actions. We are balancing on the edge of a volcano," Sarkozy said.<ref>https://www-lejdd-fr.translate.goog/Politique/exclusif-retraites-ukraine-congres-lr-nicolas-sarkozy-sort-de-son-silence-et-livre-ses-analyses-au-jdd-4142556?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US</ref>

On November 30, 2022 von der Leyen confirmed 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in action in the [[NATO war in Ukraine]].  The statement was censored from rebroadcasts of her speech.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/head-european-commission-ukraine-loses-085126785.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall</ref>

On November 30, 2022, von der Leyen confirmed 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in action in the [[NATO war in Ukraine]].  The statement was censored from rebroadcasts of her speech.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/head-european-commission-ukraine-loses-085126785.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall</ref>

According to [[RT]], while visiting  the [[Hiroshima]] shrine to the victims of the American [[nuclear bomb]], von der Leyen implied the [[Soviet Union]] dropped the bomb on civilians. At the memorial shrine there is no mention that it was an American attack on civilians, only a reference to the [[Allies of World War II]], of which the [[USSR]] was one. Von der Leyen said: “Many of your relatives lost their lives when the [[atomic bomb]] razed Hiroshima to the ground. You have grown up with the stories of the survivors and you wanted us to listen to the same stories to face the past and learn something about the future.” She then described the experience as “sobering,” especially in the context of a period “when Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons once again.”<ref>[https://globaleuronews.com/2023/09/22/zakharova-called-ursula-von-der-leyens-words-about-russias-guilt-in-the-hiroshima-tragedy-a-lie/ Zakharova Called Ursula von der Leyen’s Words About Russia’s Guilt in the Hiroshima Tragedy a Lie], 09/22/20232, Global Euronews </ref>

According to [[RT]], while visiting  the [[Hiroshima]] shrine to the victims of the American [[nuclear bomb]], von der Leyen implied the [[Soviet Union]] dropped the bomb on civilians. At the memorial shrine there is no mention that it was an American attack on civilians, only a reference to the [[Allies of World War II]], of which the [[USSR]] was one. Von der Leyen said: “Many of your relatives lost their lives when the [[atomic bomb]] razed Hiroshima to the ground. You have grown up with the stories of the survivors and you wanted us to listen to the same stories to face the past and learn something about the future.” She then described the experience as “sobering,” especially in the context of a period “when Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons once again.”<ref>[https://globaleuronews.com/2023/09/22/zakharova-called-ursula-von-der-leyens-words-about-russias-guilt-in-the-hiroshima-tragedy-a-lie/ Zakharova Called Ursula von der Leyen’s Words About Russia’s Guilt in the Hiroshima Tragedy a Lie], 09/22/20232, Global Euronews</ref>

When von der Leyen visited [[Beijing]] on July 24, 2025 there were no high-ranking [[Chinese]] officials present at the summit venue to greet her, no limousine, and no formal reception — a break from standard diplomatic protocol, especially at this level of engagement. Von der Leyen and the top [[European Union]] officials were made to travel by [[bus]] to meet with Chinese [[Premier Xi Jinping]] without a police escort.<ref>https://twitter.com/thinking_panda/status/1949095788644282447</ref>

When von der Leyen visited [[Beijing]] on July 24, 2025, there were no high-ranking [[Chinese]] officials present at the summit venue to greet her, no limousine, and no formal reception — a break from standard diplomatic protocol, especially at this level of engagement. Von der Leyen and the top [[European Union]] officials were made to travel by [[bus]] to meet with Chinese [[Premier Xi Jinping]] without a police escort.<ref>https://twitter.com/thinking_panda/status/1949095788644282447</ref>

In late August 2025 [[German]] Defense Minister Boris Pistorius criticized von der Leyen for publicly [[leaking]] [[EU]] plans to send troops to [[Ukraine]].<ref> https://www.facebook.com/POLITICOeu/posts/german-defense-minister-boris-pistorius-has-criticized-european-commission-presi/1187580290065036/</ref>

In late August 2025 [[German]] Defense Minister Boris Pistorius criticized von der Leyen for publicly [[leaking]] [[EU]] plans to send troops to [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/POLITICOeu/posts/german-defense-minister-boris-pistorius-has-criticized-european-commission-presi/1187580290065036/</ref>

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The ''Berliner Zeitung'' notes that the results of her work are catastrophic: decisions are made bypassing the [[parliament]], the EU was not allowed to the negotiating table, and the [[US]] talks down to the Old World. She has become a symbol of [[Europe]]'s fading [[geopolitical]] and [[economic]] [[sovereignty]]. Her actions are aimed only at distracting attention from accumulated problems, while she offers no adequate solutions. All this has led to the majority of EU citizens demanding her resignation.<ref>https://archive.ph/In0jb</ref>

The ''Berliner Zeitung'' notes that the results of her work are catastrophic: decisions are made bypassing the [[parliament]], the EU was not allowed to the negotiating table, and the [[US]] talks down to the Old World. She has become a symbol of [[Europe]]'s fading [[geopolitical]] and [[economic]] [[sovereignty]]. Her actions are aimed only at distracting attention from accumulated problems, while she offers no adequate solutions. All this has led to the majority of EU citizens demanding her resignation.<ref>https://archive.ph/In0jb</ref>

==Family==

==Family==

As her name implies, Von der Lying comes from the [[German]] [[feudal]] [[aristocracy]]. Her father, Ernst Albrecht, who held the position of Minister-President of the state of [[Lower Saxony]] ([[CDU]]) from 1976-1999, pardoned convicted [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] Erich Gustav Scharfetter. Scharfetter had been convicted of murdering 18 prisoners at a Nazi [[concentration camp]] in Nazi-occupied territories of the [[Soviet Union]]. Scharfetter had the nickname ''Kirkenik'' ("man with pickaxe") due to his brutal murders of prisoners. Scharfetter was known to "kill with pickaxe, and then cut throats". Scharfetter was sentenced to 18 life terms and died a free man in 1998.<ref>[https://news-pravda.com/world/2024/06/21/586631.html Documents published about Nazi pardoned by von der Leyen's father], 21.06.2024. news-pravda.com</ref>

As her name implies, Von der Lying comes from the [[German]] [[feudal]] [[aristocracy]]. Her father, Ernst Albrecht, who held the position of Minister-President of the state of [[Lower Saxony]] ([[CDU]]) from 1976 to 1999, pardoned convicted [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] Erich Gustav Scharfetter. Scharfetter had been convicted of murdering 18 prisoners at a Nazi [[concentration camp]] in Nazi-occupied territories of the [[Soviet Union]]. Scharfetter had the nickname ''Kirkenik'' ("man with pickaxe") due to his brutal murders of prisoners. Scharfetter was known to "kill with pickaxe, and then cut throats". Scharfetter was sentenced to 18 life terms and died a free man in 1998.<ref>[https://news-pravda.com/world/2024/06/21/586631.html Documents published about Nazi pardoned by von der Leyen's father], 21.06.2024. news-pravda.com</ref>

==References==

==References==

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==External link==

==External links==

*[https://youtu.be/6WNZc_kwbVE Body Language: Von Der Leyen, Tools For Democracy], Sep 24, 2022

*[https://youtu.be/6WNZc_kwbVE Body Language: Von Der Leyen, Tools For Democracy], Sep 24, 2022

*[https://youtu.be/t36UyJqR7Wg Dutch Politician Confronts Ursula von der Leyen LIVE – What Are the Consequences]

*[https://youtu.be/t36UyJqR7Wg Dutch Politician Confronts Ursula von der Leyen LIVE – What Are the Consequences]