"Chrupalla, an opponent of NATO and the EU who has already declared Russia’s victory, attacked us for our firm stance on Nord Stream 2 and implied Poland might have been behind the blast," Tusk wrote on social media platform X.
"It’s with this party that Karol Nawrocki’s team is now trying to make friends," he added, referring to an aide to Poland’s president.
Chrupalla had earlier accused Tusk of refusing to extradite a suspect wanted by German prosecutors over the 2022 pipeline sabotage and called for the issue to be raised in the Bundestag, the European Union, and the United Nations.
He also repeated AfD’s position in favour of restoring the Nord Stream pipelines and resuming gas supplies from Russia.
Poland detained the suspect, a Ukrainian national identified as Volodymyr Z., on Septepber 30 under a European Arrest Warrant issued by Germany’s Federal Court of Justice.
A Warsaw court is currently considering whether to extradite him.
Tusk said last week that it was not in Poland’s interest to hand over the suspect before the investigation concludes, arguing that responsibility for Nord Stream 2 lay with those who decided to build it.
AfD, which opposes sanctions on Russia and military aid to Ukraine, remains isolated by Germany’s mainstream parties but has gained support in recent polls, reaching about 20 percent nationwide.
AfD, which opposes sanctions on Russia and military support for Ukraine, remains ostracised by Germany’s mainstream parties.
Despite this, it scored 20.8 percent in the last national election and currently polls near or above the ruling CDU/CSU bloc.
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Source: IAR, PAP