What happened in this Geopolitics story?

Germany's far-right AfD and the leftist BSW jointly called for ending aid to Ukraine, with AfD backing a motion in Saxony-Anhalt's state assembly to drop Russia sanctions and aid for Kiev.

What is a key fact in this story? (1)

**AfD** and the leftist BSW jointly called for ending German aid to Ukraine, forging a cross-ideological pro-Russia alliance between the far-right and left-wing parties in German politics.

What is a key fact in this story? (2)

In **Saxony-Anhalt's** state assembly, AfD backed a motion to end Russia sanctions and aid for Kiev, marking a concrete state-level push to dismantle Germany's defense backing for Ukraine.

📎 SkimNews has covered AfD 21+ times · see the file →

AfD and BSW Push to End Ukraine Aid — SkimNews

By Google News World · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-10-14

Get the Geopolitics newsletter

Daily geopolitics — wars, elections, sanctions, the diplomatic moves that move markets. Free.

AfD and the leftist BSW jointly called for ending German aid to Ukraine, forging a cross-ideological pro-Russia alliance between the far-right and left-wing parties in German politics.
In Saxony-Anhalt's state assembly, AfD backed a motion to end Russia sanctions and aid for Kiev, marking a concrete state-level push to dismantle Germany's defense backing for Ukraine.

Why it matters: The AfD-BSW alignment creates a cross-ideological pro-Russia bloc in German politics, with Saxony-Anhalt's assembly serving as the first state-level arena where both parties are jointly pressing to end Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid — testing whether regional motions can crack Germany's federal support for Kyiv.