Germany’s anti-immigrant party chief said on October 20 U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offers the prospect of change in U.S.-Russian relations which could help reduce conflict in Ukraine to Berlin’s advantage.
Frauke Petry, whose Alternative for Germany (AfD) has hurt Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in a series of regional elections this year, also said in a Reuters Television interview that Germany should take a “balanced position” toward Russia.
