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Trump tells European leaders in private that Putin isn’t ready to end war
The president made the acknowledgment after speaking to the Russian leader this week but backed off on additional sanctions.
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Germany's Merz inaugurates new brigade in Lithuania to bolster NATO's eastern flank
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday inaugurated a historic new brigade in Lithuania, saying that Germany and its ...
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Merz inaugurates a historic German brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spending
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s eastern flank.
Germany’s Friedrich Merz pledges to defend ‘every inch’ of Nato territory
Friedrich Merz promised to help defend “every inch” of Nato territory as he joined the inauguration of the first German military brigade to be permanently stationed on foreign soil since the second ...
Germany bolsters NATO's eastern flank with new brigade in Lithuania
Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade aimed at strengthening NATO's presence and ...
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Germany Agrees to Meet Donald Trump’s 5 Percent GDP Spending Target
Germany's new government surprised NATO allies on Thursday by putting forward plans to boost defence spending, to meet a ...
Germany pushes ahead with budget preparations, savings encouraged, document shows
Germany's new finance minister has started intensive preparations for the 2025 and 2026 budgets, with savings necessary ...
Germany updates: Merz attends papal inauguration Mass
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. Meanwhile, a new study ...
As democracy goes, most of Europe is young. What's the US teaching them? | R. Bruce Anderson
R. Bruce Anderson writes that a large proportion of European nations came to democratic “norms” while he was alive. What are ...