{"id":2621732,"date":"2026-06-30T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afd-wants-to-end-germanys-boycotts-of-russia-and-says-they-arent-a-threat\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:49:54","slug":"afd-wants-to-end-germanys-boycotts-of-russia-and-says-they-arent-a-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afd-wants-to-end-germanys-boycotts-of-russia-and-says-they-arent-a-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"AfD wants to end Germany&#8217;s boycotts of Russia and says they aren&#8217;t a threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafd-wants-to-end-germanys-boycotts-of-russia-and-says-they-arent-a-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Alternative for Deutschland (AfD), a prominent right-wing party in Germany, is advocating for ending boycotts on Russian energy supplies as part of its vision for leading the government. Party leader Alice Weidel expressed optimism about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >upcoming state elections<\/a> in Saxony-Anhalt and mecklenburg-Vorpommern,predicting that the AfD could be in the chancellery soon and emphasizing the need for economic relief. She criticized Germany\u2019s current energy dependence, blaming the loss of cheap Russian energy for economic setbacks and higher prices due to reliance on the United States.<\/p>\n<p>AfD members, including Beatrix von Storch, favor maintaining amiable relations with Russia and have expressed skepticism towards NATO warnings about Russian aggression. Some party members have engaged with Russian officials and energy companies, suggesting the possibility of reactivating pipelines like Nord Stream to boost the economy. They downplay concerns over Russia\u2019s invasion of ukraine, arguing it has not posed an immediate threat and opposing increased military support for Ukraine, linking energy imports to national interests.<\/p>\n<p>Polls indicate notable support for AfD candidates in upcoming regional elections, with many Germans expecting the party to secure leadership roles. The party\u2019s stance and connections with Russia have attracted criticism, notably from Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to Germany, who voiced concerns about the party\u2019s pro-Russian orientation amid ongoing conflict and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturday-october-9th-2021\/\" title=\"Saturday | October 9th, 2021\">war crimes related<\/a> to Russia\u2019s actions in Ukraine.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3441581\/afd-persists-despite-german-attempts-quash-popularity\/\">Alternative for Deutschland<\/a>, the rising right-wing party of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\">Germany<\/a>, is pitching an end to boycotts on Russian energy as its leader lays out her road map to leading the national government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfD leader Alice Weidel said in an interview Tuesday that she is highly optimistic about upcoming state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, predicting her party to be \u201cin the chancellery either by the next elections or the ones after.\u201d And with this high-office aspiration in mind, she is making a pitch for economic relief.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4622304\/trump-blasts-oil-companies-for-not-lowering-prices\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump blasts oil companies for not lowering prices to consumers, accuses them of price gouging<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/4576032\/states-see-average-gas-prices-above-four-dollars-gallon\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>All states see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-have-risen-by-1-25-per-gallon-since-last-year\/\" title=\"Gas Prices Have Risen By .25 Per Gallon Since Last Year\">average gas prices<\/a> above $4 a gallon<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/4571651\/uae-say-only-economics-not-politics-decision-leave-opec\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UAE says only economics, not politics, affected decision to leave OPEC<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCheap energy from Russia was the secret of the success of \u2018Made in Germany.\u2019 We need it back,\u201d Weidel said. \u201cThe loss of this energy has set us back years. Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost. It has made us dependent on the United States, which sells us energy at far higher prices.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\">AfD party leader Alice Wridel speaks during the re-founding of the AfD youth organization in Giessen, Germany, early Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/AP25333458388388.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AfD party leader Alice Wridel speaks during the re-founding of the AfD youth organization in Giessen, Germany, early Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beatrix von Storch, an AfD member of the Bundestag, affirmed in an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Germany and Russia should have \u201cfriendly relations where we exchange as much goods as possible and have a lot of trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfD has always been more relaxed toward the Kremlin compared to the mainstream parties of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4541197\/germany-strategy-europe-strongest-military-2039\/\">Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior member of the party, lawmaker Markus Frohnmaier, visited St. Petersburg earlier this month to attend a forum at the invitation of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4459292\/russia-denies-european-allegation-kremlin-poisoned-alexei-navalny\/\">Kremlin<\/a> adviser Anton Kobyakov. He additionally met with Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom and Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frohnmaier said that \u201call options must be put back on the table\u201d to address Germany\u2019s \u201ceconomic downward spiral\u201d \u2014 including reopening the Nord Stream pipeline that was attacked and taken out of service in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO governments have been sounding the alarm for years, warning the Russian conflict will eventually spill over into the Eastern flank of the alliance if their aggression is not checked. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3399059\/german-intelligence-designates-afd-extremist-group\/\">AfD<\/a> is unconvinced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Von Storch said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine \u201cdidn\u2019t work out, clearly,\u201d and that such ineffectiveness signals a lack of immediate threat against her country and its neighbors in Western Europe: \u201cThis is why we, as a party, do not think that now, after not being able to overtake Ukraine within 4 years, [Russia] will then start the next war on NATO and on Poland and on Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bundestag member told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that \u201cwe also do not think that it\u2019s in our interest to pay for weapons attacking Moscow and we do not think that this is what brings peace to Ukraine and Russia.\u201d She questioned why the behavior of those who provide oil is even a consideration when Germans are struggling to heat their homes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\">Beatrix Storch, deputy leader of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, foreground, and faction leader Alexander Gauland watch the results after the polling stations for the election have closed in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 26, 2019. (AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/AP19146597911570.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beatrix Storch, deputy leader of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, foreground, and faction leader Alexander Gauland watch the results after the polling stations for the election have closed in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 26, 2019. (AP Photo\/Matthias Schrader)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUsually we do not ask about the moral value or standards of those delivering our energy,\u201d von Storch said. \u201cIt\u2019s not helpful \u2014 not for ending the war, not for industry, not for saving lives on the battlegrounds. And the only thing we are losing is our standard of living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626426\/trump-changed-his-tune-on-ukraine\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626426\/trump-changed-his-tune-on-ukraine\/\">TRUMP CHANGED HIS TUNE ON UKRAINE, BUT DON\u2019T EXPECT THE CASH SPIGOT TO TURN BACK ON SOON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Berlin will take place in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5EbLA\">survey<\/a> by the newspaper <em>Bild am Sonntag<\/em>, conducted by the INSA polling institute, 69% of Germans expect at least one AfD candidate to be elected as state premier by the autumn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Oleksiy Makeiev, Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to Germany, said he was concerned over the AfD\u2019s relationship with Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen certain parties represent the Russian line so clearly, when they do not utter a single word of criticism of Russia, when their representatives pose with smiles for photos at receptions at the Russian embassy, I cannot accept this given numerous war crimes committed by Russians,\u201d he told Germany\u2019s editorial <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wan-ifra.org\/2015\/10\/german-publisher-produces-pages-for-competitors\/\">network<\/a> RND, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.interfax.com.ua\/news\/general\/1179911.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/en.interfax.com.ua\/news\/general\/1179911.html\">per Interfax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfD leader Weidel aims to end Russian energy boycotts, eyes government<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2621733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25333458388388.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47181,3946,32402,5894,4280],"class_list":["post-2621732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-afd","tag-germany","tag-international-relations","tag-politics","tag-russia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25333458388388.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621736,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621732\/revisions\/2621736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}