He said that he considers Donald Trump a prospective politician.
Candidate for the post of Chancellor of Germany from the opposition bloc CDU/CSU Friedrich Merz said that he has a positive attitude towards the new US president Donald Trump, as he can contribute to rapid positive changes in Europe.
This is reported by the publication Welt.
He stated that he considers Donald Trump a prospective politician.
“He does what he says… In this regard, I believe we can expect much more clarity in the coming weeks and months,” Merz noted.
Merz stated that Trump will accelerate processes in Europe that have long been needed to be launched.
“In this regard, this is also an opportunity for us to do the right things,” Merz said, referring to strengthening the defense capability of European countries.
He said that this means not just a significant increase in defense spending, but also improving their use, in particular, simplifying and optimizing military development and purchasing defense goods is necessary.
In addition, he recalled that the European Union can jointly purchase weapons from the United States, which will allow significant savings due to scale.
“There is no reason to look at Washington with fear,” Merz added.
Recall that it was previously reported that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Ukraine without the support of the United States and NATO, Ukraine will not be able to maintain its independence after the attack Russia.
In addition, we previously reported that Germany transferred a new batch of military aid to Ukraine.
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