# LIVE: AfD win piles pressure on Merz as Ukraine scrambles to fund the war

https://mins.news/en/video/49246

- euronews, 2026-09-08 06:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf9Vbjq7KPU

> Europe Today examines the pressure placed on Friedrich Merz by the AfD’s electoral victory, while Ukraine scrambles to secure funding for the war.

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