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“I ask myself, why do you from the AfD hate Ukraine so much? What did the people of Ukraine actually do to you that you side with putin” - Jürgen Hardt. Jürgen Hardt, member of the German Bundestag (CDU): “Madam President, dear colleagues, if this debate has brought clarity on one point, it is that the AfD is clearly on the side of Russia and in opposition to Ukraine. And that is a shocking finding, a shocking revelation of this debate, that a party that walks across the country saying they represent national interests, that thinks and acts, or claims to think and act, in a national German way, of all things reaches out their hand to the one who causes the greatest damage to Germans and Europeans, namely the President of Russia, putin, and does his business here in Germany. And the voters in Germany should know that, which is why it is good that we witnessed this here today. I ask myself, why do you from the AfD hate Ukraine so much? What did the people of Ukraine actually do to you that you side with putin and are more interested in the issues you are raising here than in the massive war crimes, starting with the abduction of children? Thousands of children have been abducted to Russia, taken away from their parents by Russia. putin is internationally prosecuted for this reason, he is internationally wanted. Why can't you even recognise that as a crime, instead of parroting putin? And you begin your motion with a lie that is very telling. The second sentence of your motion claims that at the time of the bombing of Nord Stream 2, over half of the gas supply to the Federal Republic of Germany was carried out through this pipeline. That is a flat-out lie. Weeks before, there had been... No, this is not a party convention, given the large amount of speaking time the AfD had, there is no need for further follow-up questions... All right, thank you very much, all good... So. The situation was crystal clear: at the time of the bombing of Nord Stream 2, no gas transfer through these pipelines to Germany was taking place anymore because putin had turned off the gas tap on the Russian side. The exact opposite is true of what you said. So. And through this inversion of facts, your entire motion gets exactly the spin you want to give it and which we are opposing. Namely, that Ukraine is allegedly the bad guy and not putin. The truth is the opposite. putin is harming the German people. putin is harming Europe. Putin is killing people in Europe. Presumably, putin’s drone misguidance ensured that yesterday, for the first time in the history of the European Union, citizens of the EU in an EU country had to go into bunkers out of fear of a drone. And yet you say here, putin is the good guy, and this federal government and Ukraine are the bad guys. You have completely lost your mind! Apologies for this unparliamentary expression.” #Germany #AfD