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2023-11-28 14:23:36 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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The lawmaker mentioned —Steffen Kotre—is a member of the far-right AfD party, which is often labelled as a party of Putinversteher (Putin understanders) & has close ties with Russia. In February, Kotre appeared on propagandist Solovyov's show parroting Kremlin propaganda. https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-germanys-far-right-politicians-became-the-kremlins-voice/ https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article243580935/Steffen-Kotre-So-verteidigt-der-AfD-Politiker-seinen-Auftritt-in-russischer-Propagandashow.html
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