‘Germany needs CHEAP Russian oil again’ @RoundtableTRTWorld
‘Germany needs CHEAP Russian oil again’  @RoundtableTRTWorld
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
AfD member of the Berlin Parliament, Frank-Christian Hansel, tells Roundtable that Germany "would need cheap Russian oil again" to revive its economic growth, which could face further strain if the Trump administration raises tariffs on EU car exports to 25%.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrat party is trailing in popularity polls with the AfD surging.

Relations between Germany and the US have recently deteriorated after Merz angered the US president by saying America had been “humiliated” by Iran.

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