“Cheap energy from Russia was the secret to the success of the “Made in Germany” program. We need to get her back. The loss of this energy has set us back years. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost. This has made us dependent on the United States, which sells us energy at much higher prices,” said Alice Weidel, leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

Before the sanctions were imposed after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022, Russia supplied more than a third of the crude oil imported by Germany and more than half of the natural gas

Weidel’s comments point to the vulnerability of the Western alliance supporting Ukraine. Although the current German government supports Ukraine, the country’s population is more ambivalent.

In the coming months, the AFD may win two key elections in the federal states. This will be a milestone on Weidel’s path to becoming German chancellor in the next national elections in 2029.

CRYSTAL OF GROWTH previously reported that, according to Borrell, the former head of EU diplomacy, Europe’s well-being was based on cheap energy from Russia.