Chancellor Friedrich Merz is on a diplomatic mission in Africa, but the G20 summit is overshadowed by a 28-point peace plan from the US for Ukraine. Gordon Repinski reports from Angola on how Merz is trying to keep Europe in the loop and prevent a “dictated peace” by Donald Trump. Hans von der Burchard outlines the hectic diplomacy between Geneva, Berlin, and Johannesburg.
In the 200-second interview: Norbert Röttgen. The CDU foreign policy expert uses strong words for the circulating plan, calling it a “series of impertinences” and warns that on Thursday – Thanksgiving – Europe will be confronted with a fait accompli. Röttgen instead calls for a clear financial signal from the EU for Kyiv.
Also: The follow-up to the “walk” with AfD man Ulrich Siegmund. Pauline von Pezold analyzes how the AfD is internally reacting to their lead candidate’s Holocaust statements: between public defense and behind-the-scenes criticism. Additionally, Gordon responds thoroughly to listener feedback and debates on X.
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