ALICE WEIDEL, co-leader of Germany’s populist-right(右翼民粹主义的) Alternative for Germany (afd), has good reason to think her moment has arrived. Her party has opened up a wide polling lead and stands on the cusp of(即将、处于……的边缘) running its first-ever government, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt(德国东部的一个州，AfD 有望在此执政). In the course of a 75-minute interview for The Insider in a Bundestag(德国联邦议院，国家立法机构) meeting room overlooking Berlin’s river Spree (available to watch from 6pm London time), she offers a confident and fluent performance. Nonetheless, working out what Ms Weidel stands for can prove elusive(难以捉摸的、难以确定的).
爱丽丝·魏德尔是德国右翼民粹政党德国选择党（AfD）的联合主席，她完全有理由认为自己的时代已经到来。她领导的政党已在民调中大幅领先，并即将在萨克森-安哈尔特州组建该党历史上首个政府。在俯瞰柏林施普雷河的联邦议院会议室里，她接受了《内幕》节目长达75分钟的专访（伦敦时间下午6点起可观看），表现得自信而流畅。然而，要弄清魏德尔究竟主张什么，却并非易事。
What she opposes is clear. Start with German backing for Ukraine’s defence against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. Futile, she says: Ukraine is “too small” and has “already lost”. Germany should apply “pressure on the Ukrainian president” to end the killing. Policy must follow “Germany first(德国优先)” principles, including by emulating Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia(特朗普与俄罗斯的柴油交易).
她反对什么，倒是清清楚楚。首先就是德国对乌克兰抵御普京入侵的支持。她说这毫无意义：乌克兰“太小”，而且“已经输了”。德国应当向“乌克兰总统施压”，以结束杀戮。政策必须遵循“德国优先”原则，包括效仿唐纳德·特朗普与俄罗斯达成的柴油交易。
Worse, prolong(延长、拖延)ing the war “endangers Germany” since it could become a target. This is plausible(看似合理的、貌似可信的), as Russia’s hybrid attacks(混合攻击) on nato allies suggest. And yet Ms Weidel is reluctant to call out(公开指责、点名批评) Russia as a threat. Germany recently blamed the Kremlin for a failed drone attack at Leipzig airport. But Ms Weidel says she has seen no evidence that Russia was behind this “so-called attempted drone attack”. Anyway, what about the presumed Ukrainian bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines(北溪天然气管道)?
更糟的是，延长战争会“危及德国”，因为德国可能成为攻击目标。这并非没有道理，俄罗斯对北约盟国的混合攻击就是明证。然而，魏德尔却不愿将俄罗斯称为威胁。德国最近指责克里姆林宫策划了莱比锡机场未遂的无人机袭击。但魏德尔说，她没有看到任何证据表明俄罗斯是这起“所谓的未遂无人机袭击”的幕后黑手。再说了， presumed 乌克兰炸毁北溪天然气管道的事又怎么说？
