{"id":193105,"date":"2026-06-24T09:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193105\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:23:08","slug":"visiting-german-mp-defends-putin-praises-lukasenka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193105\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting German MP defends Putin, praises \u0141uka\u0161enka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 23,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Steffen Kotre, a representative of the right-wing populist minority in Germany\u2019s Bundestag, visited Brest and gave an interview to Belarusian state media in which he defended Russia\u2019s decision to go to war against Ukraine and expressed support for Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian state media reports suggest that Kotre, a member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), took part in commemorative events in Brest marking 85 years since Nazi Germany\u2019s invasion of the Soviet Union.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the interview, Kotre claimed, without elaborating, that Russia is not interested in Ukrainian territory and that Vladimir Putin is avoiding escalation and offering talks, while the West is snubbing him and fueling tensions with military exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kotre bashed Germany\u2019s ruling Christian Democratic Union led by Chancellor Friederich Merz, branded the country\u2019s political system a \u201csocial dictatorship\u201d and defended \u201ctraditional values.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He praised Belarus, dismissing claims that it poses a threat to its neighbors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kotre was a delegate to an international conference held by the pro-Luka\u0161enka&nbsp;Belaya Rus party in Brest last month. In November 2025, he paid a visit to Minsk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 23,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Steffen Kotre, a representative of the right-wing populist minority in Germany\u2019s Bundestag, visited Brest and gave an interview to Belarusian state media in which he defended Russia\u2019s decision to go to war against Ukraine and expressed support for Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime. Belarusian state media reports suggest that Kotre, a member of the Alternative for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":193067,"template":"","rubric":[29,16],"class_list":["post-193105","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-germanynews","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Visiting German MP defends Putin, praises \u0141uka\u0161enka | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 23,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Steffen Kotre, a representative of the right-wing populist minority in Germany\u2019s Bundestag, visited Brest and gave an interview\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193105\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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