The AfD called March's statement on aid to Ukraine madness. The deputy head of the AfD, Markus Frohnmeier, criticized the words of the chancellor Friedrich Mertz according to which support for Kiev is in Germany's interest. "So it is in Germany's interest to cut costs on care and health insurance at home in order to send money abroad? " - wrote in X and called for an end to such a policy. Mertz has previously said that the outcome of the conflict will determine the future of European security, so helping Ukraine is in Berlin's interest.