The decision to decouple from inexpensive Russian energy was a mistake, said Alice Weidel, co-chair of the right-wing AfD party Germany has become dangerously dependent on US gas imports after abandoning inexpensive Russian energy, Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel has warned. She also urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to re-engage with Moscow diplomatically and stop fueling the Ukraine conflict. Following the escalation of the hostilities between Kiev and Moscow in February