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https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-said-he-told-trump-the-us-and-germany-needed-to-put-pressure-on-russia-over-ukraine-read-more-from-dws-interview/live-72794062
Germany's chancellor held a friendly meeting with US President
Donald Trump at the White House, and said he hopes for progress
on trade talks and putting pressure on Russia.
. . .
Despite the Musk melodrama, it appears that things are
now in much better sync between Germany and the USA
after today's meeting.
Expect trade/tariff improvements very quickly plus some
broader better plan for Ukraine and Putin.
Germany is still the powerhouse of Europe - the most
industry and money. Keep things good with Germany and
the rest of the EU has to follow.
Also noted during the meeting was Trump explicitly
saying that the post-WW2 policy of keeping Germany
relatively disarmed is decidedly ancient history.
Germany, and other EU nations capable, need to
beef up NOW. We're already seeing big increases in
military budgets across the EU and even broke UK
so they can be more of a problem for Vlad (and Xi?).
The German govt today said it plans to increase
the number of active soldiers by 60,000. Even
little Denmark announced that women are now
fully included in conscription goals.
"Europe" CAN be a formidable barrier to Russia
IF it can get its shit together and REALIZE
that the USA alone can no longer be their shield.
By now they also realize Vlad WANTS Europe back
in the neo-USSR. France and the UK both have
nuclear weapons, the final, maybe apocalyptic,
line of defense.
Russia points guns at you, then you had better
have guns to point back in its direction. Cannot
seem 'weak'. Historically, this is how it has
always worked ... peace through strength, not
fine rhetoric and wishful thinking. It's how
this species is wired down to the bone (not
just OUR species either ... seen any rams
negotiating the equitable division/sharing of
resources ? Alligators ? Chickens ? :-)
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