Far-right German politician backs Trump in US elections

One of the leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has come out in favour of a victory by Donald Trump in the US presidential elections in November, citing his opposition to the war in Ukraine.

"I'm definitely keeping my fingers crossed for Donald Trump," Alice Weidel told national public broadcaster ZDF.

Incumbent President Joe Biden was "obviously not in control of his intellectual powers" and should leave office, the AfD co-leader said.

Weidel noted that Trump had pledged to withhold US financial support from Kiev. "And I believe he will keep his word," she said.

But she also described the entire US election campaign as a disaster. "I would have wished for completely different candidates to stand, if possible," she said.