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Party and faction leader Tino Chrupalla
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The AfD expects more approval for its call for an end to sanctions against Russia in the fall.
Your party and parliamentary group leader, Tino Chrupalla, said in the ARD summer interview in November and December, when citizens and companies received their heating bills, "then we'll see how people agree to these sanctions."
Since June, the Russian energy company Gazprom has significantly reduced gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, citing a missing turbine that was being serviced in Canada.
Because of the sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine war, Canada initially refused to return the turbine to Russia - but then decided to hand the unit over to Germany instead.
Nord Stream 1 has not delivered any gas since last Monday due to maintenance work.
The work is expected to last until July 21.
Several Western politicians have expressed skepticism as to whether Russia will subsequently supply gas again.
The federal government is trying to become more independent of Russian energy imports.
Germany as a »neutral mediator«
When asked how Russian President Vladimir Putin should be persuaded to negotiate with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for example on a ceasefire, the AfD leader replied: "It is not just Zelenskyy's job to deal with Russia, but also the Americans, who play an important role in this conflict there."
But the US refused to enter into negotiations with Russia.
Germany should act as a “neutral mediator”.
The federal government has repeatedly pointed out that Ukraine is a sovereign state that must itself decide on an agreement with Russia.
A Russian "dictated peace" should not exist.
In addition to the moderator's questions, Chrupalla also answered public questions on ARD.
For example, to the question "Who should win the war, Ukraine or Russia?" he answered "None".
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