German AfD Leader Threatens Ukraine Funding, Merz Advocates for Retaining Frozen Assets

• German AfD leader threatens to withdraw funding for Ukraine.
• Friedrich Merz warns that abandoning Kyiv would significantly impact Europe's political order.
• Merz advocates for keeping billions of euros' worth of frozen Russian assets in Europe.
• Reports suggest the US may seek to supervise some of these frozen assets.
• The discussion took place amid ongoing tensions related to the Ukraine invasion.