In Berlin, they announced plans to make every effort to lift the sanctions against the Russian Federation. With this proposal is "Alternative for Germany". This was reported by Parliament deputy from this party Markus Frontmaier. Due to restrictions on Russia, Germany lost more than 42 thousand jobs, and "some companies even went bankrupt", he complained, quoting Izvestia,. "Obviously, sanctions are detrimental to the German economy and hamper the welfare of our citizens," the MP stressed.. According to him, "the sale of high-quality products in foreign markets has always been the basis of the German economy". Therefore, the "Alternative for Germany" is going to do everything possible to abolish anti-Russian sanctions, concluded Frontemayer. Also, the deputy in an interview with Izvestia told about the recognition of Crimea and the initiative on visa-free regime with Russia. "According to most Western lawyers, the accession of Crimea to Russia is contrary to international law. I consider this question controversial. Crimea is part of Russia, it will not change. And it is obvious that the inhabitants of the Crimea are more attracted to Russia than to Ukraine. And with any settlement of relations with Russia, one should accept that the Crimea is a Russian territory.

We will be in favor of such a settlement, "said Frontemeier. In his interview with the Russian media, the MP also spoke about the difficulties in forming a new government, addressing the migration crisis and NATO expansion. Following the results of the September 24 parliamentary elections in the Bundestag, the right-wing "Alternative for Germany" party won 12.6% of the vote for the first time and became the third political force in the German parliament, RIA Novosti reports..