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AfD Leader: Putin Not Threat, Poland's Actions Raise Concerns

11/13/2025

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Chrupalla Defends Putin

Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), says Vladimir Putin does not pose a threat to Germany and suggests Poland might.
He cites Poland's refusal to extradite a Ukrainian suspect tied to the Nord Stream sabotage as a potential danger.
Chrupalla dismisses accusations that the AfD serves Russian interests, calling them unprovable and perfidious.
Marc Henrichmann, a German centrist, says the AfD allows Russian espionage in parliament.

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Steinmeier Warns Extremists

Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that parties hostile to the constitution could be banned, citing Weimar lessons during Kristallnacht.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is polling at 26%, and Alice Weidel, an AfD leader, accuses Steinmeier of politicizing his role and undermining the party.
More than 150 MPs backed calls for the Constitutional Court to consider action against extremist groups, though some caution it could boost the AfD's victim narrative.

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Chrupalla Defends Putin

Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), says Vladimir Putin does not pose a threat to Germany and suggests Poland might.
He cites Poland's refusal to extradite a Ukrainian suspect tied to the Nord Stream sabotage as a potential danger.
Chrupalla dismisses accusations that the AfD serves Russian interests, calling them unprovable and perfidious.
Marc Henrichmann, a German centrist, says the AfD allows Russian espionage in parliament.

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