Reports: Russian Official and German Far-Right Party Plan Gas Talks

A representative for Vladimir Putin and Germany's AfD party are reportedly planning to discuss reopening Russian gas supplies to Germany.

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing to meet with members of the AfD, a far-right political party in Germany. The goal of these talks is to find a way to get Russian natural gas flowing into Germany again. Germany used to get most of its gas from Russia. That changed after Russia invaded Ukraine. The German government stopped buying Russian gas to punish Russia for the war. Now, some members of the AfD—a group that has often criticized Germany’s current leadership—are looking to change that. Recent reports suggest that the AfD and a representative for Pu…