# Moscow ‘happy’ with AfD victory in German regional elections, Finnish foreign minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/52595

- euronews, 2026-09-10 07:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/10/moscow-happy-with-afd-victory-in-german-regional-elections-says-finnish-foreign-minister

> Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said Moscow was “happy” about the AfD’s victory in German regional elections. She said the result could not be attributed solely to “disinformation”, although disinformation had helped amplify social dissatisfaction and drive people against one another.

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