Germany is reportedly drawing up secret plans to stop pro-Kremlin "traitor states" from blocking NATO troop movements in the event of a Russian attack. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government fears the far-right AfD could win control of eastern states such as Saxony-Anhalt or Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, allowing regional governments to delay military deployments through permits, policing, and bureaucratic obstruction. Officials are reportedly exploring legal ways to override state governments during a national security crisis while staying within Germany's constitution. Source: The Telegraph