Exclusive-Putin Envoy and Far-Right AfD Prepare Talks to Get Russian Gas Back for Germany, Sources Say
The talks would explore reopening Nord Stream and could include U.S. figures, as AfD seeks to bolster its foreign-policy credentials.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev and AfD co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla plan to meet next year to discuss restarting Russian gas supplies to Germany, according to two people familiar with the preparations.
- AfD leaders hope the potential summit will demonstrate foreign policy competence and challenge government inaction on high energy prices, positioning the party to influence energy policy despite being blocked from power.
- Potential summit locations include Israel, the United Arab Emirates, or India, with organizers hoping to involve US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to examine reopening Russian Nord Stream gas pipelines.
- Green lawmaker Michael Kellner warned "Germany cannot become dependent on Russia again," while Christian Democrats parliamentarian Roderich Kiesewetter cautioned that reopening Nord Stream would isolate Germany and threaten European security.
- The American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow welcomed the idea as "a positive and timely step," yet any effort to restart Russian gas supplies faces fierce resistance in Germany and among its allies.
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Putin envoy Dmitriev, AfD prepare meeting on restarting Russian gas supplies to Germany, Reuters reports
Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev and the leadership of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are preparing to meet as early as March, Reuters reported, citing undisclosed sources.
Until 2022, Russia provided more than one third of crude oil imports to Germany and more than half of its natural gas imports.
The main economic envoy of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the leadership of the extreme right-wing German AfD party began preparations to meet next year and discuss the resumption of Russian gas supply to Germany, Europe's largest economy, said two people familiar with the plan.
The Russian envoy of Putin's dictator, Kirill Dmitriev, and the leaders of the far-right German Alternative for Germany (ADN) party are preparing negotiations on the resumption of Russian gas supplies to Germany, in particular on the possible resumption of operation of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
The German opposition "Alternative for Germany" (AdG) party plans to discuss with Moscow the resumption of power supplies and the possible launching of "North Flows" after reaching a peace agreement in Ukraine, writes Reuters. The leaders of the opposition party "Alternative for Germany" intend to meet with the Special Representative of Russian President Cyril Dmitriyev in early 2027, reports Reuters.The main theme of the discussion will be the …
Exclusive-Putin envoy and far-right AfD prepare talks to get Russian gas back for Germany, sources say
By John O'Donnell BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic envoy and Germany's far-right AfD leadership have begun preparations to meet next year to discuss restarting gas supplies to Europe's biggest economy, two peo...
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