Expert assesses AfD's plan to hold a summit of Germany, Russia and the US without Ukraine's participation

The AfD initiative and an expert's assessment

The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) plans to hold a summit in the spring of 2027 with the participation of Germany, Russia and the United States; Ukraine is not supposed to take part in the proposed meeting. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing an earlier publication about the party's plans. The possible prospects of the proposal were assessed in a conversation with Pravda.Ru by Andrei Koshkin, head of the Department of Political Analysis and Social-Psychological Processes at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.

How the expert explains the party's idea

According to Koshkin, the initiative is a 'political innovation' and reflects the growing interest of German society in diplomatic ways of resolving international disagreements. 'Taking as a model the format of Russia-US talks on Ukraine, they would like to propose a similar meeting for Germany,' the expert noted. He pointed out that the AfD is not part of the government, but is strengthening its position in German politics and appealing to voters concerned about rising tensions.

Prospects and limitations

Koshkin believes the proposal could be discussed not only in Germany but also in other European countries, and links it to disagreements over increasing military spending and the course toward strengthening the region's defense capability. In his view, the German and EU authorities may find it unprofitable to support the opposition's initiative, but with wide publicity it will be difficult to completely stop the discussion. Earlier, according to Gazeta.Ru, the same expert explained why Europe needs to resume dialogue with Russia. It should be taken into account that this concerns the plans of an opposition party, not a decision of the German government: the participation of Berlin, Moscow and Washington in such a summit has not yet been confirmed by any of the parties.