Description:
German Chancellor Merz has made a startling admission: Russia, not the German economy, is his overriding priority. In this episode we break down how this revealing statement could hasten his replacement by Wüst, while Alice Weidel and the AfD gain traction by accusing Merz of acting like the chancellor of Ukraine. Is Weidel on a Thatcher style path to power, and will Germany's establishment move to stop her?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Merz says only Russia matters
00:01:58 A rare frank admission from Merz
00:03:12 Germans losing jobs while Merz looks east
00:05:27 Will the CDU push Merz out
00:07:18 Germany's political class and Russia
00:09:32 Hendrik Wüst waiting in the wings
00:11:55 Can Germany survive without Russian resources
00:14:54 Alice Weidel dominates the Bundestag
00:16:31 Divisions inside the AfD
00:19:26 Is Weidel Germany's Margaret Thatcher