Overview
- AfD lawmakers Steffen Kotré and Rainer Rothfuß and Saxony leader Jörg Urban plan to attend a conference in Sochi next week, with travel funded from the Bundestag faction budget.
- After outcry over a slated sit‑down with Dmitri Medvedev, the AfD’s parliamentary leadership told delegates not to meet him, though the Russia trip will still go ahead.
- A special debate in the Bundestag saw SPD and CDU/CSU accuse the AfD of acting as a helper of Russian interests, focusing on extensive inquiries into military and infrastructure details.
- Greens and Left politicians backed exploring a party‑ban application, even as some cautioned against curbing parliamentary questioning rights without clear evidence.
- A Berlin administrative court upheld denying a personalized Bundestag pass to an AfD aide over Russia‑linked contacts, while the AfD rejects the accusations and demands proof.