# Could the AfD’s election win weaken Germany’s support for Ukraine?

https://mins.news/en/video/48926

- DW News, 2026-09-07 23:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX4McyzUlKQ

> Germany’s backing for Ukraine has become a major political battleground. Polls indicate that many AfD voters oppose aid to Kyiv. Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund said close relations with Russia matter as much as ties with the US, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended continued support for Ukraine and said its importance to Germany’s security and Western values needed clearer explanation.

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