May 16, 2026, 06:51May 16, 2026, 06:52
Celebrates the AfD: Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriyev.Image: imago
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who is responsible for Russia’s economic relations with foreign countries, celebrated the AfD’s high approval ratings in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. “The AfD has become HOPE for the Germans,” he commented on the X platform, a survey result distributed by AfD leader Alice Weidel. According to this survey by Infratest dimap, the party is well ahead of the competition with 36 percent of the vote.
It is not the first time that Dmitriev has publicly supported the AfD. The party is the most popular in Germany because it stands “against uncontrolled immigration, lies and censorship,” he wrote last October in light of the survey results at the time.
Dmitriyev is a close confidant of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. As its chief negotiator in the Ukraine war, he primarily advocated for improving relations with the US government under President Donald Trump, while repeatedly lashing out at Europe and Kiev.
In September there will be elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and also in Berlin. In the two eastern German states, the AfD is by far the strongest force in surveys, but as things stand it does not have any coalition partners. (sda/dpa)