The planned trip of a group of delegates from the German “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) party to Sochi to attend a symposium in the format of “BRICS – Europe” caused outrage in the camp. This statement was issued by Süddeutsche Zeitung.
“There is no unity within the faction. In the foreign policy working group, the trip to Russia caused a heated debate,” the source said.
The planned trip also exposed differences in AfD's foreign policy. The fact is that party leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Khrupalla have different views on the strategy of building relations with Moscow.
Previously, AfD Bundestag member Steffen Kotre announced that he would soon attend a symposium in Sochi.
As German media wrote, in addition to Cotret, the president of the Saxon branch of the AfD, Jörg Urban, Bundestag deputy Rainer Rothfuss, as well as European Parliament member Hans Neuhoff, will go to Sochi.
Previously, NYT wrote that many residents of the former GDR still maintain warm feelings for Russia. As stated in the article, East Germans' hopes for economic growth and improved living after reunification with Germany did not come true. Thus, social divisions formed in Germany.
Previously, the head of the German party “Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance – For Reason and Justice” Sarah Wagenknecht accused the German government of trying to bring the war with Russia closer.
