From The Straits Times · · 1m 40s
AfD Pushes End to Ukraine Support
Germany's far-right AfD party demands halt to military aid for Ukraine, urging Russia ties restoration.
In brief
Germany's far-right AfD party demands halt to military aid for Ukraine, urging Russia ties restoration. Germany's AfD party, led by Ulrich Siegmund, calls for ending military support for Ukraine and rebuilding relations with Russia. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
AfD Motion for Ukraine Support End
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will launch a joint motion with the small far-left BSW party in a regional parliament calling for an end to military support for Ukraine.
No Immediate Foreign Policy Impact
The motion, to be debated in the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt next week, will have no immediate impact on Germany's foreign policy, which is exclusively the responsibility of the federal government in Berlin.
AfD's Push for Russia Ties
But it underscores the AfD's strong push for an end to German support for Ukraine and a restoration of ties with Russia, which have been largely severed since Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Siegmund's Election Result
Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD leader in Saxony-Anhalt, said the motion symbolises the desire for change after leading the anti-immigration AfD to its best-ever election result last month.
AfD's Funding Shift Plan
Siegmund stated the party would use money spent in Ukraine for the people in Germany, urging the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz to campaign for an end to the war rather than its prolongation.
BSW's Russia Dialogue Call
BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht said Germany needed a federal government that finally makes an effort to resume dialogue with Moscow, following a recent foreign minister meeting with Russia.
What to remember
Germany's AfD party, led by Ulrich Siegmund, calls for ending military support for Ukraine and rebuilding relations with Russia.
