Germany’s break with Russia left it hooked on expensive US gas – AfD

The decision to decouple from inexpensive Russian energy was a mistake, said Alice Weidel, co-chair of the right-wing AfD party

Germany has become dangerously dependent on US gas imports after abandoning inexpensive Russian energy, Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel has warned. She also urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to re-engage with Moscow diplomatically and stop fueling the Ukraine conflict.

Following the escalation of the hostilities between Kiev and Moscow in February 2022, most EU member states, including Germany, drastically reduced Russian oil and gas imports – a decision that has caused energy prices to spike across…

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