AfD leader Weidel says Ukraine has "already lost war" and demands "diesel deal" with Russia
Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, called on Berlin to negotiate supplies of diesel fuel, oil and gas with Moscow, citing Donald Trump’s "diesel deal". She also believes Ukraine has "already lost the war" and that continuing to fund it is wrong.
She said this in an interview with The Economist, Censor.NET reports.
A "diesel deal" for Germany
According to Weidel, her party wants a "diesel deal for Germany" so that Russian gas and oil benefit German consumers and companies.
"We in the AfD want diesel fuel supplies, a diesel deal for Germany. We want natural gas and oil from Russia to benefit German consumers and German companies," she said.
She criticised the German government for supporting Ukraine and the EU’s sanctions policy, claiming that European countries were thereby harming their own economies and public finances.
Weidel noted that while Berlin approves new restrictions against Russia, Washington and Moscow are negotiating fuel supplies and other mutually beneficial deals.
On Ukraine
The AfD leader called for an end to spending "German taxpayers’ money" on aid to Ukraine.
"Not even 10% of Germans support further aid to Ukraine. Or, in other words, 90% of Germans oppose continuing to burn German taxpayers’ money in Ukraine. Act accordingly," she said.
Weidel claimed that Ukraine had already lost the war against Russia and that continuing to fund it was a mistake.
"This creates an enormous risk for our country, and I believe it is wrong to continue funding a war that has already been lost. Ukraine, unfortunately, is simply too small. Ukraine cannot defeat Russia. It is impossible," she stressed.
According to her, Ukrainian citizens must leave Germany when the war ends.
What the polls show
- The claim that 90% of Germans oppose further aid to Ukraine is not supported by recent polls.
- According to ZDF-Politbarometer findings released on October 9, 30% of Germans support increasing European countries’ military aid to Ukraine, 33% favour maintaining its current level, and another 33% want it reduced.
- An INSA poll from October 13 showed different proportions: 53% of Germans favour reducing Germany’s financial aid to Ukraine, 23% support maintaining its current level, and 9% favour increasing it. Thus, 32% of respondents supported maintaining or increasing aid, also substantially more than the 10% cited by Weidel.
