# AfD to push for restoring ties with Russia after state election victory

https://mins.news/en/item/48205

- TASS, 2026-09-07 10:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2183573

> AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla said the party would pressure Berlin to restore relations with Russia and change its sanctions policy after its decisive victory in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election. The AfD also plans talks with all parties to form a state government and expects Ulrich Siegmund to become minister-president.

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