Kremlin says AfD's victory in Germany due in large part to lack of cheap Russian gas

​The ​Kremlin said ‌on Monday that ​the far-right Alternative for ‌Germany's (AfD) first place position in a state election in northeastern Germany ‌on Sunday was in large ‌part due to Berlin no longer buying cheap Russian gas ⁠and ​choosing ⁠to buy expensive US energy ⁠instead.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz was clinging ​to power on Monday after his ⁠conservative party tumbled to ⁠its ​worst regional election defeat in postwar Germany and ⁠members of his coalition clashed over ⁠his ⁠unpopular reform agenda.