Germany's far-right AfD accused of gathering information for the Kremlin

[Swede]

Far-right German politician Ringo Mühlmann has taken a noteworthy interest in exposing information his political opponents say could be of great interest to Russian intelligence.

Using the rights afforded to him as a lawmaker for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the parliament of the eastern German state of Thuringia — where the AfD is the strongest party — Mühlmann has repeatedly asked the regional government to disclose intricate details on subjects such as local drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.

“What information does the state government have about the extent of military transit transports through Thuringia since 2022 (broken down by year, type of transport [road, rail], number of transits, and known stops)?” Mühlmann asked in writing in September.

https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-far-right-afd-accused-of-gathering-information-for-the-kremlin/

[Hey Joe]

1. But, but...

I thought Putin hated Nazis!
Isn’t that what they have claimed the Ukrainians are?
They certainly wouldn’t be working for Russia now would they? wink 😉 wink

[2naSalit]

2. Imagine that.

[moondust]

3. East Germans still

under the Kremlin's totalitarian thumb?

[erronis]

4. AfD equals (R)epuglicons in the USA.

(Tried using '==' in the title but DU is wonky with it's HTML encodings.)

[Festivito]

5. Oh boy. What some people will do for a little bit of money.

They will sell out their own country.

Here they do it for the price of a campaign fund.

Republicans, sure don't want us to have tough campaign laws with teeth.

[LudwigPastorius]

6. Right-wing traitors...

We’ve got ‘em too.