The statements were made during a visit to Berlin to ratify a defense protocol previously negotiated by Chancellor Merz and former Prime Minister Keir Starmer. While the visit focused on ratifying the protocol and discussing the UK-EU relationship, the two leaders also launched a new partnership to detect and prevent hybrid attacks from Russia.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Burnham Says Chancellor Merz Linked AfD to Russian Funding
Geopolitics9 days ago
The Kremlin is paying the Alternative for Germany to spread disinformation, based on claims from Chancellor Friedrich Merz to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Burnham revealed that the German leader believes the AfD is clearly linked to and funded by Russia to inject misinformation into German politics.
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