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Soaring fuel prices drive German far-right AfD calls for a turn back to Russia

BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters) Germanys far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) party has used surging energy prices to revive its longstanding call for Berlin to turn once more to Russia for cheap energy after scoring some of its best results in two state elections this month. German petrol prices have jumped by more than 15% since the U.S. and Israel began their war on Iran a month ago, and the AfDs argument won a ready hearing this month among voters in Baden-Wuerttemberg, a centre of the German

31 Mar 2026 12:00 pm