Russia Hopes to Restart Nord Stream with AfD Support
Kyrill Dmitriev confirmed Russia's hope to restart the Nord Stream pipeline with support from Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, following a post by AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla calling for an international investigation into the 2022 explosions and the pipeline's restoration.
Consensus
- Kyrill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RFPI), confirmed that Russia hopes to restart the Nord Stream pipeline.
- Dmitriev made his statement in response to a post by Tino Chrupalla, co-chair of Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD).
- Chrupalla called for an international investigation into the 2018 explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines.
- Chrupalla advocated for the repair and reactivation of the Nord Stream pipelines.
- Dmitriev stated that Russia and Germany could jointly restart the Nord Stream pipelines.
- Dmitriev described AfD as the voice of the German people fighting for Germany's energy sovereignty, prosperity, peace, and cooperation.
Points of divergence
- Reuters reported that AfD co-chairs Alisa Waidel and Tino Chrupalla were preparing a meeting with Dmitriev to discuss resuming Russian gas supplies to Germany. — tg_echoonline_news
- AfD won a historic victory in the September 6 election in Saxony-Anhalt, giving it the chance to form a government for the first time. — vm
- Politico reported that AfD has been leading the CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since April and is now the most popular party in Germany. — vm
- Chrupalla mentioned both Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 in his post, stating they were destroyed four years prior. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Kirill Dmitriev confirmed that Russia hopes to resume operation of 'Nord Stream' with AdG support — ЭХО / Новости
- Dmitriev stated on the possibility of restarting 'Nord Stream' jointly with Germany — Вечерняя Москва
- Dmitriev stated on the possibility of restarting "Nord Stream" — Вести
Key entities
- Kirill Dmitriev
- Russia
- Germany
- RFPI
- AdG
- X
- Tino Hrupalla
- Tino Krupalla
- Moscow
- Berlin
- Alternative for Germany
- Alternative for Germany (AfD)
- Alternative for Germany (AfD)
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