Eugen Schmidt (politician)

Eugen Schmidt (born 23 October 1975) is a German politician for the AfD and since 2021 member of the Bundestag, the federal diet.

Eugen Schmidt (2017)

Life and politics

Schmidt was born 1975 in the Soviet city of Oskemen into a family of German descent and later became German citizen.^[1] Schmidt was elected to the Bundestag in 2021.^[2] Schmidt has been known for a consistent pro-Russian position and his employee Wladimir Sergijenko was confirmed to be a FSB contact.^[3][4]

References

1. "Deutscher Bundestag - Eugen Schmidt". Deutscher Bundestag.
2. "Putins Propagandist im Bundestag: "Keine Demokratie in Deutschland"". tagesschau.de.
3. "The far-right Bundestag aide and his rapping FSB case officer". The Insider (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
4. "Enge Verbindungen nach Moskau: Mitarbeiter von AfD-Abgeordnetem verbreitet prorussische Propaganda". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-02-02.