Overview
- Alice Weidel said Rainer Rothfuss will remain in Germany and that only Bundestag deputy Steffen Kotré will attend the BRICS‑Europe forum in Sochi on November 14–15.
- Tagesschau reported Rothfuss omitted the planned Medvedev meeting in a trip request approved by the AfD parliamentary group's foreign‑policy working group, and possible exclusion from the group is being discussed.
- On ZDF, co‑chair Tino Chrupalla called for a policy of détente with Moscow, urged reducing assistance to Ukraine, and said he sees no current Russian threat to Germany.
- TASS reported that Chrupalla's comments prompted criticism, including from within his own party.
- Rothfuss framed his intended visit as maintaining informal dialogue to help prevent conflict, while CSU's Martin Huber and CDU's Roderich Kiesewetter criticized the outreach as serving Moscow's interests and open to hybrid exploitation.