Germany's AfD parliamentary group wants to organise a trilateral summit in Abu Dhabi bringing together representatives of Germany, the United States and Russia to discuss the war in Ukraine, without Kyiv at the table.

The party's foreign policy spokesman, Markus Frohnmaier, said in Berlin on Monday that the AfD is seeking an exchange at the level of special advisers, and that Russian presidential adviser Kirill Dmitriev has already publicly announced the date. The gathering is expected in spring 2027 in Abu Dhabi, and would focus on restarting the Nord Stream pipelines and new economic and energy partnerships.

The proposal is part of a sharp shift in AfD foreign policy. In two position papers presented in Berlin by Frohnmaier and senior colleagues Stefan Keuter and Gerold Otten, the party calls for a 180-degree turnaround: a neutral Ukraine in neither NATO nor the EU, an end to German support for Kyiv except humanitarian aid, rapprochement with Russia, lifted sanctions and resumed Nord Stream gas supplies.

To end the war, the AfD says Berlin should back Russia's return to the Group of Seven, lift sanctions and buy Russian energy again without preconditions. It also wants Germany to secure Ukrainian rare earths, gas and other resources on the US model as compensation for aid already provided.

The AfD calls the war a tragedy that should end quickly and wants a peaceful solution reflecting all parties' security interests. It argues Ukraine regaining all its territory is unrealistic, and that its statehood should be guaranteed by powers not involved in the conflict.

The proposal is separate from the official US-Russia-Ukraine talks scheduled for 10 and 11 November in Abu Dhabi, which France and other European countries are set to join. Neither the US nor Russian governments have indicated agreement to the AfD's format.