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Saxony-Anhalt Parliament Calls for Ending Aid to Ukraine: AfD and BSW Unite

At an extraordinary session of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, with the support of AfD and BSW, an appeal was adopted demanding the immediate cessation of financial and military aid to Ukraine and calling for peace talks with Russia. All other parties criticized the initiative. Observers see the joint move as a sign of the two parties growing closer amid government formation talks following AfD's victory in the September 2026 elections.

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The Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt demanded an end to aid to Ukraine

The Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt adopted, by majority vote, a joint resolution by the AfD and BSW demanding an end to military and financial aid to Ukraine and the lifting of sanctions against Russia. The resolution was supported by 44 of 83 deputies; the CDU, SPD, Greens, and Left Party voted against. Minister-President Sven Schulze called it a political show, and Ukraine's ambassador called it "the height of absurdity." The decision is largely symbolic, as these matters fall within the competence of the federal government and the EU.

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