The Kremlin's Puppeteers in Berlin The recent success of Germany's far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in state elections has sent shockwaves through Europe.
Beneath this electoral upset lies a more sinister reality: the AfD's ties to Moscow have just been strengthened, courtesy of Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund.
Dmitriev's influence on American politics is equally concerning. His connections to Donald Trump's envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, are well documented.