{
  "id": 8441293,
  "title": "AfD Leaders Plan Talks With Putin Envoy on Russian Gas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/afd-leaders-plan-talks-with-putin-envoy-on-russian-gas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84896"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's leadership and Russian President Vladimir Putin's chief economic envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, are in the process of organizing high-level talks next year to discuss the potential resumption of Russian natural gas deliveries to Germany. Reuters reported that arrangements for a meeting, possibly as early as March, highlight the growing partnership between Moscow and the AfD. Despite being excluded from federal governing coalitions by mainstream political parties, the anti-immigration, pro-Russian AfD is currently Germany's most popular political organization nationwide. The proposed meeting would involve Dmitriev, a close ally of Putin and CEO of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), alongside AfD federal co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla. The bilateral gathering hinges on a preliminary peace framework between Ukraine and Russia. Potential host countries for the summit include the United Arab Emirates, India, and Israel. The diplomatic move aligns with the AfD's foreign policy stance, which calls for an immediate halt to German defense aid to Ukraine, the removal of international sanctions against Moscow, and the restoration of energy transit through the Baltic Sea. The planned consultations have drawn disapproval from Germany's ruling and opposition political spheres, with Greens party leader Michael Kellner warning that re-establishing energy ties with Russia would jeopardize national economic and democratic security, and CDU foreign policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter asserting that restoring energy corridors would isolate Germany within NATO and the EU.",
  "summary": "Leaders of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are preparing to meet with Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev next year to discuss resuming Russian natural gas supplies to Germany, Reuters reported. The prospective talks between AfD co-chairs Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla and Dmitriev sparked condemnation from German lawmakers in the CDU and Greens, who denounced the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}