Overview

• Markus Frohnmaier, a deputy leader of the AfD Bundestag group, is reported to be planning a visit to Moscow that has triggered security alarms in Berlin.
• Marc Henrichmann, who chairs the Bundestag’s intelligence oversight committee, said all red lights should go on if the trip proceeds.
• CDU foreign-policy MP Roderich Kiesewetter urged the AfD leadership to block the visit and said a legal review of the lawmaker should be considered if it goes ahead.
• SPD interior politician Sebastian Fiedler asserted he has no doubt Frohnmaier maintains continuous contacts with Russia and is part of a broader influence effort, framing the trip as a risk.
• Frohnmaier said on RTL/ntv he plans a Russia trip in the spring to keep channels open, as past reporting, including a 2019 Spiegel email describing him as “absolutely controllable,” fuels concerns about Kremlin influence.