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Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has called for a new approach to peace efforts in Ukraine and urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to travel to Moscow for talks, according to Anadolu Agency.
AfD co-chairman Tino Chrupalla said many Germans wanted a change in Berlin’s policy, including efforts to break what he described as an escalation spiral and arms race.
“They want Friedrich Merz to finally travel to Moscow and hold talks there,” Chrupalla said at a news briefing in Berlin.
He also called for closer cooperation with all major powers, including the United States and China, and said sanctions against Russia had primarily harmed Germany’s economy.
AfD calls for communication channel with Russia
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said the party supported opening a communication channel with Russia in coordination with the United States.
“It is important to us to open up a channel of communication with the Russian side, together with the Americans,” Weidel said.
She added that both sides had concluded the AfD was “the only remaining reliable partner in Germany.”
AfD wins second state election in two weeks
The statements came after the AfD won the state election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, marking its second state-level victory in two weeks, according to preliminary results.
Merz’s Christian Democratic Union recorded its worst result in the party’s 81-year history in the northeastern state. The CDU failed to enter the state parliament after receiving 4.9% of the vote, compared with 13.3% in 2021, falling just below the 5% threshold.
The AfD secured about 38.2% of the vote, followed by the centre-left Social Democrats with 35.5%, the election commission said.
