Alice Weidel, co-chairwoman of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD), has renewed calls for Berlin to lift the boycott on Russian oil and gas.
In remarks to Reuters, Weidel argued that access to low-cost energy from Moscow is a prerequisite for reviving the German economy, framing the current energy policy as a drag on industrial output and competitiveness.
The comments reinforce the AfD’s long-standing position that the EU’s energy decoupling from Russia has disproportionately harmed German manufacturing.
While the party remains a minority voice in the Bundestag, its rhetoric continues to shape the broader debate on energy security versus economic pragmatism in Europe’s largest economy.
The proposal has found an unlikely ally in Moscow.
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), publicly endorsed the AfD’s stance, describing a return to Russian energy imports as a rational economic decision.