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Reuters reports that Russia's presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and leaders of Germany's far-right AfD party are preparing a possible 2027 meeting to discuss resuming Russian gas supplies to Germany. The discussions signal continued efforts by Moscow to cultivate relationships with European political forces sympathetic to normalizing energy ties despite the ongoing war. The potential talks come amid broader Western sanctions pressure on Russian energy exports and reflect Russia's strategy of seeking alternative political channels in Europe to circumvent official EU and German government positions on energy relations.