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The fact that treaties suddenly no longer apply for a US president and that he practically takes the opposite side in the case of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is of course shocking,
Hoff told DW
It is now important that the Europeans agree on a common strategy very, very quickly,
Merz told public broadcaster RBB,We have to ensure our own security,
he told public broadcaster ZDF, stressingIt is simply wrong and dangerous to question President Zelenskyy's democratic legitimacy,
Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the media outlet Der Spiegel on Wednesday ... he saidBerlin politicians are shocked and paralyzed,
said political scientist Henning Hoff of the German Council on Foreign Relations.jpg)
This is basically a classic perpetrator-victim reversal, this is the Russian narrative,
said Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who, going by opinion polls, is currently most likely to be the next German chancellorAnd to be honest, I am somewhat shocked that Donald Trump has now obviously adopted this narrative,
Merz continued
That he is suddenly saying that Ukraine attacked Russia is almost unacceptable,
Germany's Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck accused Trump of distorting the facts ... Habeck told public broadcaster ARDThe next German government should work closely with its European allies to improve its ability to act as quickly as possible and try to close the capability gaps that a US withdrawal from Europe will leave behind,
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We absolutely agree with the American administration.
The Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov gloated yesterday
Russia's highly censored state television has, over the past two years, consistently promoted the rape of Ukrainians, the drowning of children, the levelling of cities, the eradication of the Ukrainian elite, and the physical extermination of millions of Ukrainians.
An insight into just how traumatic rule by Moscow could be has been given by Foreign Policy magazine
If we don't, the United States will withdraw from Europe,
Aaltola added
My sense is we can cope, but it is in dire need of investment for the modern battlefield,
the lawmaker told CNN
The British Army is suffering from the cumulative effects of 40 years of decline,
Drummond saidThe way in which this was delivered – blow after blow after blow, within days – that was a real shock” for the continent
said Armida van Rij, a senior research fellow and head of the Europe Programme at London-based think tank Chatham HouseWe do not want to fracture our relationship with America,
British defense analyst Nicholas Drummond told CNNIt will be very difficult for the military in our current situation,
admitted an MP from the governing Labour party, who has pushed the government to go beyond its planned hike to military spending, which stands at 2.3% of GDP but is set to rise to 2.5% in the coming yearsEuropean heads of government should have been getting together … to figure out what the European plan was going to be. But that hasn’t really happened.”
From the moment of Trump’s election victory, van Rij saidBiden got a lot of kit in before the inauguration. Kit is still going in
one said
When the US mentions future European participation, it doesn't imply genuine involvement. Once the US and Russia reach a consensus, they can persuade Europe and Ukraine to accept the outcome, addressing some of their security concerns,
Zhang said