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The AfD criticized the chancellor's trip to Kyiv

Alice Weidel was outraged by promises of billions in aid to Ukraine amid the crisis in Germany

Alice WeidelFriedrich Merzalternative for Germany

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AfD co-chair Alice Weidel criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz's trip to Kyiv on Germany's national holiday and promises of new billions to Ukraine amid a domestic energy crisis.

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Co-chair of the German Alternative for Germany party Alice Weidel was outraged by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's trip to Kyiv.

She added that Merz is traveling to Ukraine on a German national holiday and promising additional billions from German tax funds that are not enough for pension funds and health insurance funds, while Germany is experiencing its worst energy crisis.

MOSCOW, October 4 – RIA Novosti. Co-chair of the German Alternative for Germany party Alice Weidel was outraged by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's trip to Kyiv.

“Merz travels to Ukraine on a German national holiday and promises additional billions from German tax funds, which are not enough for pension funds and health insurance funds, while Germany is experiencing its most serious energy crisis. All this is no longer even imaginable,” says a publication on the social network X.

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  • What exact amount did the Chancellor promise?
  • How did other parties in the Bundestag react?

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