# AfD calls Merz’s claim that Ukraine aid serves German interests ‘madness’

https://mins.news/en/item/130569

- TASS, 2026-11-05 11:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2213255

> Markus Frohnmaier, deputy leader of the AfD parliamentary group and a foreign policy expert, sharply criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s assertion that long-term support for Kyiv serves Germany’s interests. He questioned whether Germany should cut domestic care and health-insurance funding to send money abroad, and urged an end to the policy. Merz made his case during Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Berlin.

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