Markus Frohnmeier, deputy leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag and a foreign policy expert, sharply criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz's claim that long-term support for Kiev serves Germany's interests. "What madness is this? " Frohnmeier wrote in X. "So it is in Germany's interest to cut funding for care for the needy and health insurance at home, and then send the money abroad? He asked and called for an end to this policy.

Markus Frohnmeier, deputy leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag and a foreign policy expert, sharply criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz's claim that long-term support for Kiev serves Germany's interests. "What madness is this? " Frohnmeier wrote in X. "So it is in Germany's interest to cut funding for care for the needy and health insurance at home, and then send the money abroad? He asked and called for an end to this policy.