The leadership of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is advancing plans to separate from its youth wing, the Young Alternative (JA), and establish a new organization instead.

The commemorations in Berlin started on 8 May, as Germany marked the 78th anniversary of its liberation from fascism, and groups of Russians visited the Soviet war memorial in Treptower Park.

The delay in taking a decision may reflect the political sensitivity of the issue. France, which has a highly centralised ...