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    "Politics",
    "World",
    "AfD",
    "far right",
    "Featured",
    "Friedrich Merz",
    "Germany",
    "Kremlin",
    "Kremlin propaganda",
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    "Putin’s trolls weaken Merz’s positions, aid far-right forces",
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  "textContent": "As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s popularity at home plummets, the Russian dictator is trying to use it to his advantage, and the Kremlin has expanded its efforts to strengthen Germany’s far-right political forces that are friendly to Russia, writes Politico. Although Putin has long sought to undermine the position of Merz, who is friendly to […]\n\nThe post Putin’s trolls weaken Merz’s positions, aid far-right forces appeared first on Baltic News Network.",
  "title": "Putin’s trolls weaken Merz’s positions, aid far-right forces"
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