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AfD Official Meets Gazprom, Pushes Nord Stream Reopening

6/5/2026

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AfD foreign policy spokesperson Markus Frohnmaier met Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller and Putin adviser Kirill Dmitriev in St Petersburg despite a warning from Germany’s foreign ministry.
Gazprom confirmed the meeting on its X account.
Frohnmaier said Germany must consider reopening the Nord Stream pipeline to lower energy costs.
Polls show the AfD leading Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition ahead of September state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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AfD foreign policy spokesperson Markus Frohnmaier met Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller and Putin adviser Kirill Dmitriev in St Petersburg despite a warning from Germany’s foreign ministry.
Gazprom confirmed the meeting on its X account.
Frohnmaier said Germany must consider reopening the Nord Stream pipeline to lower energy costs.
Polls show the AfD leading Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition ahead of September state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.