"Satirical Floats at Germany's Carnival Parades Target Political Figures"
Germans celebrated Carnival with satirical floats targeting global political figures including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Russian President Putin, and former U.S. President Trump. The floats addressed current national and global political issues with biting sarcasm, with Chancellor Scholz and Foreign Minister Baerbock also being lampooned. The parade in Cologne featured a larger-than-life float of Zelenskyy advocating for Ukraine's NATO membership, while in Duesseldorf, a float depicted Trump stabbing a Ukrainian soldier in the back.