Germany Pushes Back: AfD, Culture, Borders & the Fight for National Identity

International Flavor: Where the Truth Tastes Better · Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 29m

Germany’s AfD wins a stunning 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, forcing a larger question: how quickly should a nation be expected to surrender or transform its culture? Samuel examines Alice Weidel’s warnings, migration, Schengen and the “Europe of fatherlands,” then turns east to Lavrov on Russian identity, language and history. Plus Russian music, cautious movement toward Ukraine negotiations, corruption reaching Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office, Finland’s new Russian-border fence, and a suspicious incident near Germany’s electrical infrastructure.

International Flavor with Samuel Trapp

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