Germany’s AfD calls for end to support for Ukraine
The motion would have no immediate effect on federal policy and follows the AfD’s best-ever state election result last month, party officials said.
- On Wednesday, the AfD announced it will launch a joint motion with the BSW in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament calling for an end to military support for Ukraine.
- Ulrich Siegmund, who led the AfD to an election victory in Saxony-Anhalt last month, has been exploring cooperation arrangements with the BSW, which also opposes German support for Ukraine.
- Siegmund said the party intends to press Chancellor Friedrich Merz "to finally campaign for an end to the war" and redirect funds spent in Ukraine to domestic priorities.
- Although the motion will be debated next week, it holds no immediate impact on Germany's foreign policy, which remains the exclusive responsibility of the federal government in Berlin.
- German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul spoke with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov two weeks ago at the United Nations General Assembly, but the meeting yielded no sign of progress on the conflict.
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The far-right party in Germany, Alternative for Germany (AfD), will present together with the small left party, BSW, a motion in the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, to end German military support for Ukraine.The motion is expected to be debated next week in parliament This country, although it will not have a direct impact on German foreign policy, since this area is exclusively within the competence of the federal government in Berlin.
AfD and BSW are committed to peace negotiations with Russia. To this end, they want to quickly adopt their first joint request in a special session in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. However, the actual powers on Ukraine's policy lie elsewhere.
The Alternative parties for Germany and the Bureau of Sarah Wagenknecht plan to adopt the first joint resolution in the Saxony-Anhalt Parliament.
The cessation of Ukraine's support is the first initiative of the new parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, reported by Spigel magazine.
Two German political forces calling for an understanding with Moscow, the Alternative for Germany and the Alliance for Social Justice (formerly the Alliance of Sarah Wagenknecht, BSW) are preparing a joint resolution for the Landtag of Saxony-Angalt. They propose to recognize the failed aid to Ukraine and...
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