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Kremlin says AfD's victory in Germany due in large part to lack of cheap Russian gas
Dmitry Peskov said Germany’s switch to pricier U.S. energy hurt the economy, as AfD won first place in a northeastern state election.
- On Monday, The Kremlin stated the AfD's recent election victory in northeastern Germany stems from Berlin's decision to stop buying cheap Russian gas and instead purchasing expensive energy from the United States.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Germany's economic competitiveness declined because the country pays significantly more for gas on the spot market than it previously paid for Russian supplies.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz's mainstream conservative party suffered its worst result since 1949 following the AfD victory, which Peskov suggested reflects Germans seeking an 'alternative' to current authorities.
- Germany has struggled to recover from the shock of the undersea Nord Stream pipelines' shutdown, which were rendered inoperative by explosions in September 2022.
- Two people familiar with the plan said Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic envoy and AfD leaders are preparing to meet next year to discuss restarting gas supplies to Europe.
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Kremlin says AfD’s victory in Germany due in large part to lack of cheap Russian gas
The Kremlin said on Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany's (AfD) first place in a state election in northeastern Germany was in large part due to Berlin no longer buying cheap Russian gas and choosing to buy expensive US energy instead.
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