The AfD faction in the German Bundestag wrote that Anna Rathert, Member of the Bundestag, sharply criticized the Merz-CDU. She accused Friedrich Merz of demanding savings from the Germans while simultaneously raising further billions for Ukraine. According to the faction, his repeated warnings about a Russian war danger contradict his own statement referring to national defense as a "black box." The faction claimed that he apparently had not made it a top priority in recent years and questioned whether he himself believed in the war danger or was merely staging himself as a bulwark against Russia in light of his domestic political weakness. #Ukraine #Merz #Politik (translated)
