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- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia welcomes Alternative for Germany (AfD) seeking dialogue.
- Peskov added AfD’s recent electoral wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt make the outreach appealing.
- Peskov noted Chancellor Friedrich Merz has only made confrontational remarks toward Russia.
- Reuters reported Putin’s top economic envoy and AfD leaders are planning a 2027 gas-supply meeting.
- German intelligence accuses AfD of hybrid attacks, including an attempted drone strike on Leipzig airport.