Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's CDU, advocates for increasing national debt to tackle pressing security and foreign policy issues. This includes significant support for Ukraine amid challenges in transatlantic relations, especially due to Donald Trump's influence. Merz's concerns highlight the need for Germany to assert its role within the EU and the global landscape, balancing its financial decisions with international obligations. His criticism of Trump indicates a complex political relationship as Germany navigates its foreign policy priorities in these turbulent times.
"The whole world is watching Germany these days. We have a task in the European Union, and in the world that goes far beyond the borders of our own country and the well-being of our own people."
"I am shocked by Donald Trump," Merz said after Trump blamed Ukraine for the war. He said he was appalled by Trump's and Vice President JD Vance's public humiliation of the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House.
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