Germany’s Friedrich Merz takes swipe at Trump and calls for ‘independence from the USA’ - Germany’s likely next chancellor has also questioned whether NATO will continue to exist

The soon-to-be new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, may not be quite a Teutonic knight ... As he says, it is “unclear whether we will still speak of Nato in its present shape” by the time of ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union’s largest country and

Germany’s chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz ... In speaking about the upcoming NATO summit in June, Merz suggested the NATO alliance "in its current form" is in jeopardy and said European ...

Claiming his victory in the German election, Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right ... chancellor also cast doubt on the future of Nato without American support. He was only a little less ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party.

CDU leader questions whether Nato will remain in its ‘current form’ by June as he hits out at Donald Trump Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, has warned Nato ...