Berlin, Feb 24, 2025 (AFP) - New sound from Berlin as Merz urges European defence autonomy

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2025-02-24

German conservative Friedrich Merz had just won the election when he dropped a bombshell: with Trump casting doubt on future defence ties, he said, Europe may have to look after its own security. "I never thought I would have to say something like this," Merz said in a TV debate late Sunday before calling for an "independent European defence capability" as a possible alternative to "NATO in its current form". As Germany's likely next chancellor,......

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