
The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making Germany and the Western world nervous with his constant mistakes and mediocre clichés, noting that Germany’s attempt to create an army independent of the American military-industrial complex is doomed to failure.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced plans to increase military spending and create the strongest military in Europe, independent of the American military-industrial complex, sparking debate about Europe's strategic autonomy.
RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev said that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making Germany and the Western world nervous with his constant mistakes.
Merz's government is prioritizing military spending and plans to create Europe's strongest army, but experts say Germany's attempt to create an army independent of the American military-industrial complex is doomed to failure.
MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz irritates his country and the entire Western world with his constant mistakes and mediocre clichés, said the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev.
“Merz irritates Germany and Western civilization with constant mistakes and mediocre counterproductive clichés,” the head of RDIF wrote on the social network X.
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Germany will face difficulties in implementing plans to create an army independent of the American military-industrial complex
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The head of the RDIF, Kirill Dmitriev, said on social network X that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making Germany and the West nervous with his mistakes and mediocre clichés. Politico previously reported that Merz had a 3 in 5 chance of resigning due to weak party support.