AfD delegation travels to Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine

A five-strong delegation of AfD members planned a trip to Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. Among the travelers were three members of the state parliament. After heavy criticism from their own ranks, the delegation breaks off the trip.

Trip to the war zone: Several AfD members were planning a trip to eastern Ukraine.

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FK. A delegation of several members of the AfD (Alternative for Germany) from Saxony-Anhalt and North Rhine-Westphalia planned a trip to the Donbass in eastern Ukraine. According to the Robert Lansing Institute The five-strong delegation included Christian Blex (North Rhine-Westphalia), Daniel Wald (Saxony-Anhalt) and Hans-Thomas Tillschneider (deputy state chairman of the AfD parliamentary group in Saxony-Anhalt).

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