Doubts about NATO membership
AfD leader Chrupalla: “Russia has won this war”
The AfD’s Russia-friendliness is pronounced. Party leader Tino Chrupalla now chose harsher words than in the election program with a view to Germany’s NATO membership.
AfD party leader Tino Chrupalla has questioned Germany’s NATO membership. “So far, Europe has been forced to implement America’s interests, and we reject that,” Chrupalla told “Welt” on Sunday. A defense community must “accept and respect the interests of all European countries – including the interests of Russia,” he said. “If NATO cannot ensure this, Germany will have to consider to what extent this alliance is still useful for us.”
Sharper wording than in the AfD election program
Chrupalla also called on the federal government to recognize Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war. “Russia won this war,” he said. “Reality has caught up with those who say they want to enable Ukraine to win the war.” The federal government must “finally get to the point of wanting to end the war.”
With his thoughts on NATO, Chrupalla chose sharper formulations than those contained in the draft election program that the AfD party conference is supposed to adopt in Riesa in January. It says: “Until an independent and effective European military alliance is established, membership in NATO and an active role for Germany in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) remain central elements of our security strategy.”
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Source: Stern
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