AfD Election Win Tied to Energy Policy Shift, Kremlin Says
Dmitry Peskov said Germany’s switch to pricier U.S. energy hurt the economy, as AfD won first place in a northeastern state election.
- On Monday, The Kremlin stated the AfD's recent election victory in northeastern Germany stems from Berlin's decision to stop buying cheap Russian gas and instead purchasing expensive energy from the United States.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Germany's economic competitiveness declined because the country pays significantly more for gas on the spot market than it previously did for Russian supplies.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz's mainstream conservative party suffered its worst result since 1949 following the AfD victory, which Peskov suggested reflects Germans seeking an 'alternative' to current authorities.
- Germany has struggled to recover from the shock of the undersea Nord Stream pipelines' shutdown, which were rendered inoperative by explosions in September 2022.
- Two people familiar with the plan said Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic envoy and AfD leaders are preparing to meet next year to discuss restarting gas supplies to Europe.
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The most terrible thing for Merz is not even the choice of his citizens in favor of the "Alternative for Germany" — but the fact that many Germans vote precisely because of the AIG's position on Russia
The most terrible thing for Merz is not even the choice of his citizens in favor of the "Alternative for Germany" — but the fact that many Germans vote precisely because of the AIG's position on Russia. And they talk about it openly....
The Kremlin attributes the AfD's victory in Germany to the halt in purchases of cheap Russian gas, which has weakened the economy. It believes that new US sanctions are not helping to resolve the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin said on Monday that the victory of the extreme right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the north-eastern regional elections of the country is largely explained by the fact that Berlin no longer buys cheap Russian gas and has instead chosen more expensive energy from the United States.
The Kremlin said that the first place obtained by the far right AfD party, which won the Mecklenburg-lower Pomerania elections, would be due to the fact that Berlin stopped buying cheap Russian gas.
The Kremlin said on Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's lead in regional elections in northeastern Germany was largely due to the fact that the... Kremlin: AfD's victory in Germany largely due to lack of cheap Russian gas - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
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