Alice Weidel criticized Friedrich Merz's trip to Ukraine
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AfD co-chair Alice Weidel criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz for visiting Kyiv on German Unity Day and promising new aid to Ukraine amid the crisis in Germany.
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Friedrich Merz visited Kyiv on the Day of German Unity, promising financial support for Ukraine.
Co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his trip to Ukraine. She wrote about this on her X (formerly Twitter) account.
Weidel noted that Merz went to Kyiv on the country’s only national holiday - German Unity Day. At the same time, the Chancellor promises Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky new assistance, while Germany itself does not have enough funds for pensions and healthcare.
"Merz is going to Ukraine on Germany's national holiday and promising it new billions of German taxpayers' money while Germany is going through a serious energy crisis," Weidel said.
Open Questions
- What is the exact amount of aid promised?
