AfD wants to hold a summit on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi without Kyiv’s participation

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party plans to hold a trilateral summit on the war in Ukraine in Abu Dhabi in spring 2027 with the participation of Germany, the US and Russia, without inviting Kyiv to the talks.

This is reported by Le Monde, citing a statement by Markus Frohnmaier, deputy head of the AfD faction in the Bundestag.

According to him, Moscow has already confirmed participation in the initiative proposed by the party through Kirill Dmitriev, a representative of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Back on October 22, Dmitriev said in Istanbul that he planned to meet with AfD representatives in December. He also mentioned holding a forum roughly in the second quarter of 2027, but did not name its purpose or location.

Frohnmaier claims that it is Dmitriev who is coordinating the preparation of the summit with the American side.

The AfD advocates restoring relations with Russia and lifting sanctions against it. The party also supports allowing Russian athletes to compete in all international competitions. At the same time, it calls for ending aid to Ukraine in order to force Kyiv to begin negotiations and agree to territorial concessions to Moscow.

Therefore, its successes in elections in some German federal states raise concerns about continued support for Ukraine and European unity.

Among the topics the AfD plans to discuss in Abu Dhabi, Frohnmaier named economic and energy cooperation, in particular the possible resumption of operation of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, damaged in autumn 2022.

The AfD considers the launch of the pipeline one of the key goals for supposedly ensuring Germany’s energy sovereignty. Frohnmaier also proposed placing it under the management of a joint German-American company.

In early October, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Russia supports the AfD party. He accused Moscow of attempts to weaken and split Germany.