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Germany Energy Crisis Deepens as AfD Surges Amid Putin Oil Pressure, Merz Under Fire
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3:17Now PlayingGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a severe political and economic crisis as a sudden squeeze on the Druzhba pipeline chokes off vital Kazakh crude oil to Eastern Germany. The disruption, widely seen as a strategic pressure play by Moscow, has strained refineries and sent energy costs soaring across the region. The economic pain is fueling massive political blowback, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surging to a record 28%, overtaking Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU). As the Kremlin continues its energy war and President Trump monitors Europe's resilience, Chancellor Merz is trapped between holding the line against Russia and mitigating domestic fury. With elections looming, this dual threat—an external squeeze from Putin and an internal surge from the AfD—poses an existential stress test for Germany's leadership and its unified stance on Ukraine.
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