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AfD co-chair says Ukrainians in Germany should return after conflict
AfD co-chair Alice Weidel said Ukrainians living in Germany should return home after the conflict in Ukraine ends.
She was referring to Ukrainians who are in Germany because of the conflict in their home country.
Her proposal is conditional on the conflict ending, rather than describing an immediate move.
Weidel leads Alternative for Germany, a political party known as AfD.
The remarks concern Ukrainians’ future right to stay in Germany after the conflict.
She made them in an interview with the British magazine The Economist, and no further details about implementation were given.
Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany’s Alternative for Germany party, said Ukrainians living in Germany because of the conflict should return home after it ends.
She made the statement in an interview with the British magazine The Economist.
The statement concerns Ukrainians who moved to Germany because of the conflict in their homeland.
RBC published its report on October 17, 2026.
- Who
- Alice Weidel, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany party.
- What
- She said Ukrainians living in Germany because of the conflict should return home after it ends.
- When
- She made the statement in an interview; the report was published on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- She said they should return after the conflict in their homeland ends.
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- Speaker
- Alice Weidel
- Party
- Alternative for Germany (AfD)
- Publication date
- October 17, 2026
- Interview outlet
- The Economist
- Destination after conflict
- Ukrainians in Germany should return to their homeland