Bavarian premier calls far-right AfD members Putin's 'court jesters'

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2025-11-16

Rust, Germany (dpa) - Bavarian Premier Markus Söder on Sunday accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) of being Russian President Vladimir Putin's "court jesters." "These people are sycophants, they are Putin's court jesters, they are Kremlin servants," said Söder at a conservative youth conference in south-western Germany. AfD lawmakers have invited groups of visitors to the Russian embassy in Berlin, he said. The comments come afte......

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