“I think so 40 AfD members will come. Not only me, but also other congressmen will participate in this,” Anna Paulina Luna announced in a full interview with “Die Welt” published on Monday. As she stated, in December in the American capital, she “will be the hostess.”
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What are Republicans planning in February?
The Florida congresswoman also revealed that Republicans are planning a “sort of anti-Davos” conference in February that will be “focused on state sovereignty.”
AfD's unclear relations with Russians
German media reports show that the AfD delegation to Washington in December may be led by party co-chair Alice Weidel. The right-wing populist AfD, leading in some German polls, is isolated by the main parties in Germany at the federal and federal state levels. However, at a lower level, especially in the east of the country, this “firewall” (German: Brandmauer) is not strictly enforced.
The subject of controversy on the German political scene includes, among others: AfD relations with Russians. Politicians from this group visit the Russian embassy in Berlin and also go to Russia. At the same time, the attitude towards Moscow is the subject of an intra-party dispute, and there are voices in the AfD that are critical of Vladimir Putin.
Who is Anna Paulina Luna? He calls for leaving NATO and talks to Russia
Anna Paulina Luna is a 36-year-old congresswoman from Florida. She is a member of the influential House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. In the past, she called for the US to leave NATO. In October, Luna met in Florida with Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's envoy and negotiator. Referring to this meeting, the congresswoman said that she wanted to “support relations and talks on peace and trade.” — Our two countries do not have to be enemies. Trade alliances benefit everyone, she added.
