Tino Chrupalla, the leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group and the party’s co-leader, left the host of the taxpayer-funded MOMA program temporarily speechless after he tried to make a moral argument against Chrupalla’s call to accept Russian gas and oil.
Essentially, the claim from the “We are democracy” crowd has been that Russia is a very evil country for invading and bombing another country and we, as the West, should not do business with it or buy its oil. Chrupalla sees it otherwise and is willing to openly challenge an argument that is divorced from reality.
During the interview, Chrupalla stated: “This means that the harmful economic sanctions against Russia must be reviewed and withdrawn. We need to discuss reopening Nord Stream and repairing the pipeline as quickly as possible in order to get cheap gas from Russia again, to have alternatives, to have more options so that we don’t become dependent on expensive LNG gas and oil from America.”
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The AfD's co-leader left a German news host temporarily speechless when he blew up his entire moral argument.
The MOMA show host tried to shame Tino Chrupalla for demanding Germany seek out Russian oil and gas after it attacked Ukraine.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) April 19, 2026At that moment, the host, Andreas Wunn, saw his opening, and decided to attack Chrupalla’s proposal with moral lecturing, asking: “Do you believe that Russia, a country that has invaded and attacked another European country, can be a reliable partner in energy policy?”
Chrupalla then surprises Wunn, saying: “I think that should be the premise, just as America has invaded and attacked another country, as well as Israel, which is also our partner, where we buy oil and gas…”
In what appears to be desperation, Wunn interjects, saying: “That cannot be an argument…”
Chrupalla then shuts him down effectively, saying :”You are the one who just made the argument that, especially on a moral level. When we talk about morality, we can say that when an industrialized country like Germany, that we will no longer buy oil and gas from countries that have started and initiated wars that violate international law. Yes, we can do that, but then we will no longer have a business location and the lights will go out for industry in Germany.”
The host did not have any retort to this comment and went on to the next question about whether Chrupalla believes Germany should help secure the Strait of Hormuz, as can be seen in the full interview.
The reason Wunn could not contradict Chrupalla is because there is no effective comeback. The United States has effectively started numerous wars over the last decades, including the invasion of Iraq which led to deaths of tens of thousands of civilians and destabilized the Middle East until this day. Did Europe stop doing business with the United States then, or stop buying U.S. oil and gas? Certainly not.
Trump’s bombing campaign in Iran has further complicated matters for those posing as moralists. A number of European leaders have certainly condemned Trump’s actions, including left-wing darlings like Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. However, is anyone seriously talking sanctioning the U.S. or stopping the purchase of liquified natural gas from the Americans? If such a proposal was raised in Brussels, it would be met with the sound of crickets.
Israel is also currently threatening to occupy Lebanon, and yet, Europe continues to buy LNG from the country as well.
What basis does Europe really have for saying it rejects Russian oil and gas at this point, at least from a moral perspective, which is what politicians keep selling the European public? Certainly, there are very few in Europe who seriously support the war against Iran, especially as energy costs are soaring and airlines are worrying about running out of jet fuel in just a few weeks. Nevertheless, the Europeans are desperate for U.S. energy after they closed the door on Russia. These people are utter phonies.
The argument that we have a “moral obligation” to not buy Russian energy and gas after its invasion of Ukraine was already flimsy to begin with. Where did nations like Germany turn to when they wanted to wean themselves off of Russian oil and gas? Not only the U.S., but also nakedly authoritarian nations. Qatar tops the list. Remix News wrote an extensive article on how absurd the liberal German government came off at the time, with its constant moralizing on nearly every issue, only to turn to a repressive, anti-democratic, anti-gay government, to secure LNG supplies.
Chrupalla has made headlines as of late, sharply criticizing the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran, even going so far as to say he was convinced “the Americans were drawn into this war by Israel.” He continues to challenge orthodoxies, and his party keeps growing more popular in the polls, hitting 27 percent in the latest YouGov survey. Interviews like this one are only going to boost him in the eyes of the German public.
