4 ) ▁ ▁German - I ran ian ▁Society , ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁( 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁M üt zen ich ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁vocal ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁German ▁forces ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁M üt zen ich ▁critic ized ▁SP D ▁“ ra pp ro ch ement ▁rom antics ” ▁in ▁Germany ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Russia ▁and ▁war ned ▁against ▁the ▁“ mis con ception ▁that ▁old - style ▁Ost polit ik ▁was ▁possible ▁following ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Crime a .” ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁critics ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁made ▁by ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁He iko ▁Ma as ▁to ▁exp el ▁four ▁Russian ▁diplom ats ▁over ▁the ▁n erve ▁agent ▁attack ▁on ▁Serge i ▁Sk rip al ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁Y ul ia , ▁describing ▁that ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁as ▁“ to o ▁hast y “ ▁and ▁saying ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁no ▁conclus ive ▁proof ▁that ▁the ▁Russian ▁government ▁was ▁behind ▁the ▁poison ing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁C ologne ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁for ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁Category : So cial ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁polit icians ▁Category :