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Putinversteher or Putin-Versteher is a German political neologism and a buzzword (Putin + verstehen), which literally translates "Putin understander", i.e., "one who understands Putin".[1] It is a pejorative reference to politicians and pundits who express empathy to Vladimir Putin, i.e., who say "yes, but you have to understand Putin's position". There are Putinversteher above all in the right-wing party AfD and the socialistic party Die Linke and in the SPD.

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