# Tino Chrupalla

Tino Chrupalla was born on 14 April 1975 in Weißwasser and is a master painter and decorator. He joined the AfD in 2015 and entered the Bundestag in 2017, winning the Görlitz constituency against Michael Kretschmer. He has been AfD co-chair since 2019 and co-leads the Bundestag group with [Alice Weidel](/people/alice-weidel) since 30 September 2021 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tino_Chrupalla)). On 9 May 2023, fifteen months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he attended the Russian embassy's reception in Berlin marking the anniversary of victory over Germany. He went with Alexander Gauland, and former chancellor Gerhard Schröder was among the guests. The SPD, FDP and Green group leaders were not invited ([tagesschau](https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/russland-botschaft-empfang-afd-100.html)). Who benefits (our assessment): the appearance gave the Kremlin's diplomatic mission a visible German opposition leader at a wartime propaganda date.

### Questions people ask

#### Who is Tino Chrupalla?

He is the AfD's co-chair since 2019 and a Bundestag member since 2017 from Saxony ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tino_Chrupalla)).

#### Did Chrupalla attend a Russian embassy event?

Yes. He attended the embassy's Victory Day reception in Berlin on 9 May 2023, with Alexander Gauland ([tagesschau](https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/russland-botschaft-empfang-afd-100.html)).

#### What does Chrupalla's party demand on Russia?

The AfD's 2025 programme calls for the immediate lifting of economic sanctions against Russia and repair of the Nord Stream pipelines ([AfD programme](https://www.afd.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AfD_Bundestagswahlprogramm2025_web.pdf)).

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