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Putin-Trump Summit Shows Chancellor Merz Drove Germany Into 'Political Outskirts' - AfD

© AP Photo / Markus SchreiberGermany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.08.2025
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska has demonstrated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz let his country slide into "political outskirts," Alice Weidel, a co-leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said on Saturday.
"The summit in Alaska was an important step toward de-escalation. This is how realpolitik works. It also showed that Merz has maneuvered our country into political outskirts," Weidel wrote on X.
The AfD leader called on the German authorities to support Washington's peace initiative, promote German diplomacy and defend the country's own interests.
Putin holds a meeting in the Kremlin following Russian-American talks in Alaska - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.08.2025
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