German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that growing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will not be an obstacle for providing further support for Ukraine. The AfD has opposed military aid for Ukraine, and a number of AfD politicians have maintained ties with Russia. The party placed second in recent European Parliament elections with 15.9%, the AfD’s best nationwide result to date and ahead of Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD). “An overwhelming majority of citizens support parties that also agree that Ukraine must be supported,” Scholz said on Tuesday at a joint press …