# Merz says Russia’s influence on German society is his main concern

https://mins.news/en/item/109804

- TASS, 2026-10-21 16:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2205765

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his chief concern was Russia’s influence on German society, rather than Germany’s economy, the EU, the US or China. AfD co-chair Alice Weidel said his dismissal of Germany’s real domestic problems posed a true danger to the country.

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