German chancellor’s diplomacy shifts Trump’s view on Putin

Friedrich Merz. Photo: Getty Images

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul believes that Chancellor Friedrich Merz played a major role in shifting US President Donald Trump’s position regarding Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

Source: Wadephul in an interview with Bild, as reported by European Pravda

Details: When asked about the role Friedrich Merz played in Trump’s change of stance on Putin, the German minister replied, “Friedrich Merz played a big role in this because, from the very beginning, he made it clear that he supports Ukraine.”

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He highlighted that Merz emphasised this during his Oval Office visit and continued to reinforce this stance during face-to-face talks at the G7 summit.

“Friedrich Merz called Donald Trump and said that US help is needed now. We can be glad that the German chancellor has established such a reasonable relationship with the US president and that Germany’s voice is being heard again in Washington,” the German foreign minister said.

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