Rahr, who previously served as a paid consultant for Gazprom and is now the head of the Eurasian Society in Berlin, was invited to a special session of the AfD’s foreign policy working group. This development underscores the party’s ongoing ties to Russia. Additionally, internal conflicts are evident as AfD member Matthias Moosdorf criticized his successor, Markus Frohnmaier, in a widely circulated email. Meanwhile, legal troubles persist for several AfD members in Schwabach, facing charges of incitement to hatred, and investigations are ongoing against eleven individuals in Niedersachsen ahead of the state party convention.