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Former SPD chancellor candidate Peer Steinbrück has proposed a new strategy to deal with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), suggesting clear red lines to 'deradicalize' the party. Leading CDU politicians are warning against any softening of the so-called 'firewall' and rejecting cooperation with the AfD, following a controversial photo involving CDU and AfD members in Saxony-Anhalt.
Russia's opposition looks for a leader as a new party launches in Berlin.
Poland admits defeat after von der Leyen's Ukraine remarks.
Saxony-Anhalt premier rules out coalition with AfD and Left.
German parliament freezes own salaries, some states raise pay.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary