The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second-largest party in Germany’s parliament, has suggested that Poland is as much of a threat to his country as Russia is.
AfD, like many far-right groups in Europe, has been accused of sympathy towards and even links to Russia.
In response, Chrupalla, who leads AfD alongside Alice Weidel, confirmed that he “does not see any current threat to Germany from Russia”.
Pressed by Lanz about, for example, Russia’s hybrid actions against European states, Chrupalla responded that “any country can be a threat to Germany”.
“Take Poland – of course, Poland could also be a threat to us,” he continued, pointing to the recent decision “not to extradite a wanted criminal, a terrorist to Germany”.
Last month, a Polish court refused to extradite to Germany a Ukrainian man accused of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.
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