
AfD co-chair Alice Weidel expressed dissatisfaction with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's trip to Ukraine and the promise of a new aid package, saying it was contrary to the views of German citizens and that the AfD would put an end to such actions.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Ukraine and promised a new aid package, drawing criticism from the opposition, including the AfD party.
Co-chair of the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel was outraged that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came to Ukraine and promised a new aid package, despite the opinion of German citizens. She wrote about this on the social network X.
“Citizens’ dissatisfaction with the allocation of multibillion-dollar aid to Ukraine continues to grow. Nevertheless, Merz goes to Kyiv again and continues to distribute money from German taxpayers,” the publication says.
Weidel promised that the AfD would put an end to this and would not allow Berlin to become a party to the conflict.
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