An urgent session in the Bundestag, titled ‘Russia’s Escalation in the Ukraine War and the Participation of AfD Members at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum,’ will be held on Thursday at the request of the ruling coalition of the Union and SPD. Notably, Markus Frohnmaier, the AfD’s foreign policy spokesperson, met with key advisors to President Vladimir Putin and the CEO of Gazprom, both of whom are under Western sanctions due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The German Foreign Office had previously advised against such trips, citing concerns over the implications of normalizing relations amid the war.