German AfD leader: Trump offers change that may ease US-Russian tensions


BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's anti-immigrant party chief said on Thursday U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offers the prospect of change in U.S.-Russian relations which could help reduce conflict in Ukraine to Berlin's advantage.

Frauke Petry, whose Alternative for Germany (AfD) has hurt Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in a series of regional elections this year, also said in a Reuters Television interview that Germany should take a "balanced position" towards Russia.

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