"Merz has been under pressure following the US intervention in Venezuela. His reaction to the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by the US military, was somewhat restrained and vague. The German chancellor described it as a "complex situation," also from a legal perspective, which the German government would now carefully examine. That was all. The words "breach of international law" did not pass the lips of the chancellor or his spokespeople."
"DW chief correspondent Michaela Kufner highlighted the statement made by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier after the US action in Venezuela: "In his apolitical role, the Federal President can afford to speak of an international den of thieves with regard to Venezuela. But Merz must ensure that Germany, that Europe, still has a voice at all in the realpolitik arena." That balancing act, she said, is perhaps the central challenge of his chancellorship."
About 100,000 people in Berlin were left without electricity and heating for several days after an attack on the power supply, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz confronted multiple international crises. The US captured former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, and Merz described the situation as "complex," emphasizing legal review without calling it a breach of international law. German caution on Venezuela is seen as an effort to retain Western, particularly US, support for securing a fair peace and security guarantees for Ukraine. At a Paris conference Merz indicated possible indirect German military roles after a ceasefire, such as supporting NATO contingents in Poland, and France and the UK announced troop participation.
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