Germany’s Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent
Germany’s Friedrich Merz on Sunday (March 5, 2025) reiterated that he was open to France extending its nuclear deterrent in ...
European leaders urge switch to war footing as US support for Ukraine wanes
The diplomatic fallout from the Oval Office spat between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has triggered panic in European capitals. Two of the European Union’s largest ...
Expansion of French and British nuclear umbrella in Europe is attracting interest
Germany's future chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted for the first time that he intended to 'discuss' expanding nuclear ...
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Macron Considers Extending Nuclear Umbrella to European Allies
French President Emmanuel Macron is considering expanding ... "But, responding to the historic call of the future German Chancellor [Friedrich Merz], I have decided to open the strategic debate ...
Can France's nuclear deterrent defend the EU?
Faced with American disengagement from Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron wants to open the debate on extending ...
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Macron: France must face ‘Russian threat’ with or without US
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France needs to prepare for ... protect the country's European allies — something incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also advocated. Merz ...
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EU leaders cautiously welcome Macron's nuclear umbrella offer
BRUSSELS - European leaders showed a cautiously receptive ear to President Emmanuel Macron's proposal ... on comments from future German leader Friedrich Merz. Although both France and Britain ...
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French President Emmanuel Macron Calls For Stronger European Defense Amid growing Threat From Russia
Macron sought to reassure his citizens while ... responding to a recent proposal from Germany’s Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz. However, he made it clear that any decision on France ...
Europe Ukraine latest: EU leaders hold emergency talks on increasing military spending for Ukraine
European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled that Europe must take care of its own security and also su ...
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Europe's Trump-whisperer makes the case for Ukraine over Putin
Trump called French President Macron "a very special man ... center-right leader Friedrich Merz, who is poised to be the country’s next chancellor, offered a dire assessment.
The West is sitting on $300bn of Russian assets – but seizing it will chill the City
Boris Johnson once said “London is to the billionaire as the jungles of Sumatra are to the orangutan,” as he hailed the ...
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Germany leads the way, as Europe rearms
In a televised address to the French people on Wednesday evening, French President Emmanuel ... Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) and talk about an extended nuclear deterrent ...