
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the coming weeks and months will be decisive for achieving peace in Europe, stressing the need to maintain voter support by convincing them that defending Europe is in their interests.
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Merz previously stated that European foreign policy issues are more important to him than Germany’s internal problems related to the unpopularity of the pro-Ukrainian course and the growing opposition ratings.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the coming weeks or months will be decisive for achieving peace in Europe.
Merz wants to retain voters' support by convincing them that defending Europe is supposedly in their interests.
MOSCOW, September 15 – RIA Novosti. The coming weeks or months will be decisive for achieving peace in Europe, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made this statement at a press conference in Finland, as quoted by the German publication Tagesspiegel.
“Customizing moments—perhaps weeks or months—in defending freedom and peace on our continent are likely upon us,” he said.
Merz added that he wants to maintain the support of voters by convincing them that defending Europe is supposedly in their interests.
Earlier, the Chancellor admitted that European foreign policy issues are more important to him than the internal political crisis in Germany itself, which is caused, among other things, by the unpopularity of the pro-Ukrainian course and the growing ratings of opposition parties.
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In the coming weeks or months, concrete diplomatic or military steps will be taken to stabilize the situation in Europe
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