German AfD politician secretly fought for Ukraine, now faces expulsion from party
Photo: German AfD politician secretly fought on Ukraine's side (Getty Images)
A politician from the pro-Russian AfD party secretly fought as a volunteer on the side of Ukraine against Russia. He may be expelled from the party for serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Welt.
According to the agency, the 22-year-old deputy head of the district branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the city of Wuppertal, Tim Schramm, voluntarily fought on the side of Ukraine.
The party accuses him of behavior that is extremely harmful to the party because, from March to June of this year, he served as a volunteer in the Ukrainian army.
The statement from the regional leadership of the AfD says that by speaking in the ranks of the Ukrainian army and publicly commenting on his participation in hostilities, the defendant had seriously violated the principles and order of the party, causing it considerable damage.
AfD party
AfD is a right-wing radical party founded in 2013. The political force became known for its tough anti-immigrant stance, Euroscepticism, and nationalist statements.
Since 2022, this party has taken an openly pro-Russian position, due to which it received the respectable status of friends of Putin. In 2025, the AfD won over 20% of the vote in the parliamentary elections in February, becoming the second largest party in the Bundestag – until the CDU/CSU and the SPD reached a coalition agreement.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution announced that the AfD party had been declared an extremist organization. The status was given to the Alternative for Germany due to its hostile rhetoric, disregard for the memory of the Holocaust, and the use of Nazi slogans.
This allows the state to monitor the party and could also open the way to banning it. The party called it political persecution, and the United States tried to stand up for the Alternative for Germany.
