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Friend or foe of Russia
31 mentions over the last 7 days in
- 0%Hostile to Russia0 articles
- 39%Neutral12 articles
- 61%Friendly to Russia19 articles
Which side of Russia each article places Alice Weidel on. Neutral includes articles that do not relate Alice Weidel to Russia at all. Method
0.2%of all news mentions Alice Weidel31 of 14,321 articles in the last 7 days
0 : 19Hostile to friendly0 articles hostile to Russia, 19 friendly
58.1%cast as a partner, the most common role18 of 31 mentions
Daily Activity
Mentions of Alice Weidel per day, newest first
21 September (so far): 6 mentions, 0 hostile, 2 neutral, 4 friendly.
20 September: 10 mentions, 0 hostile, 5 neutral, 5 friendly.
19 September: 5 mentions, 0 hostile, 2 neutral, 3 friendly.
18 September: 8 mentions, 0 hostile, 2 neutral, 6 friendly.
17 September: 0 mentions.
16 September: 2 mentions, 0 hostile, 1 neutral, 1 friendly.
15 September: 0 mentions.
How Russian media writes about Alice Weidel
Written by a language model on 21 September 2026, only from the articles and ratings collected here. It describes the coverage; it does not vouch for what the outlets claim. Method
German politician Alice Weidel featured in Russian coverage of energy ties and German elections. Lenta.ru, Life.ru and Komsomolskaya Pravda relayed her calls to restore Russian gas supplies, linking them to a peace settlement in Ukraine. Lenta.ru and Komsomolskaya Pravda also relayed Reuters reports of planned talks between Weidel, fellow AfD leader Tino Chrupalla and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev. EADaily reported election projections putting AfD ahead in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, while Gazeta.ru relayed Weidel’s description of the CDU’s defeat as a rebuke to Friedrich Merz’s government. Lenta.ru and Moskovsky Komsomolets relayed Wall Street Journal reporting on European concerns about German rearmament alongside AfD’s rise.
Across 30 articles in the last 30 days, Weidel was presented as friendly to Russia in 19 and neutral in 11; none presented her as hostile. She was cast as a partner in 18 articles and as successful in two. EADaily, with 10 articles, mixed friendly energy-cooperation coverage with neutral election reports. All three Komsomolskaya Pravda articles presented her as a friendly partner, while Vzglyad combined one friendly partner portrayal with two neutral reports on policing and election-poster vandalism.
Recent Articles
31 mentions of Alice Weidel
31 articles.
Neutral
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said the CDU’s defeat in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was a rebuke to Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government’s policies.
Friendly to Russia
AfD leader Tino Chrupalla urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to visit Moscow and resume diplomacy with Russia after the party’s regional election gains.
Friendly to Russia
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel called for Germany to resume Russian gas supplies and return to fossil fuels.
Friendly to Russia
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Germany’s loss of competitiveness is largely due to ending purchases of cheaper Russian gas.
Friendly to Russia
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said Germany again needs Russian gas, calling it central to its economic model, and urged a Ukraine peace deal to restore economic ties.
Friendly to Russia
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said Germany needs fossil fuels, including Russian gas, and linked restoring supplies to a peace settlement in Ukraine.
Neutral
ARD and ZDF projections put Merz’s CDU at 4.9% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, risking exclusion from parliament, while AfD leads with about 38%.
Friendly to Russia
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said Germany needs Russian gas again and called for a Ukraine peace deal to restore energy supplies.
Friendly to Russia
Kirill Dmitriev said AfD-backed energy cooperation with Russia could revive Germany’s economy, after AfD reportedly won 38% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern elections.
Neutral
Exit polls reportedly put AfD first in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 38%, while Friedrich Merz’s CDU received 5.5%; Aleksey Pushkov called Merz’s position critical.
Neutral
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the CDU suffered a disastrous result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with exit polls putting it at 5.5%.
Friendly to Russia
Exit polls put CDU at 5.5% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where AfD leads with 37%; in Berlin, the Left Party leads with 24.5%.
Neutral
Exit polls show AfD leading Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s state election with 37%, ahead of the SPD’s 35.5%; Berlin’s Left party leads there with 24.5%.
Neutral
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel posted the first preliminary results of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament elections on X.
Friendly to Russia
The Wall Street Journal says EU officials are concerned that Germany's military buildup, alongside AfD's rise, could alter Europe's balance of power.
Friendly to Russia
The WSJ says Germany’s rearmament, amid AfD’s rise, worries EU officials over shifts in Europe’s balance of power.
Friendly to Russia
Kirill Dmitriev said France faces fuel shortages, with 11% of stations reportedly lacking gasoline or diesel, calling it an energy lockdown in Europe.
Friendly to Russia
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said Russia is ready to resume Nord Stream supplies with AfD, whose leader Alice Weidel called for a return to Russian pipeline gas.
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