"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday the new US National Security Strategy unveiled last week contained parts that were "unacceptable to us from a European perspective." Merz also said Europe needs to become less dependent on the United States, responding directly to Washington's strategic shift."
""I see no need for the Americans to now want to save democracy in Europe," Merz said after the strategy accused European governments of undermining political liberty and restricting free speech. He argued that such assessments fail to reflect the continent's political realities. Speaking during a visit to Rhineland-Palatinate, he stressed that Europe would take responsibility for safeguarding its own democratic systems."
Friedrich Merz criticized the new U.S. National Security Strategy unveiled last week, saying it contains parts unacceptable from a European perspective. He asserted that Europe should reduce dependence on the United States in response to Washington's strategic shift. Merz rejected perceived U.S. aims to "save democracy in Europe," arguing that the strategy's accusations that European governments undermine political liberty and restrict free speech do not reflect political realities across the continent. Speaking in Rhineland-Palatinate, he emphasized that Europe will assume responsibility for safeguarding its own democratic systems and will not rely on external interventions.
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