
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Viktor Vodolatsky said that relations between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron could deteriorate due to their rivalry for the role of leader of Western Europe, TASS writes.
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Amid growing internal divisions within the EU over defense, migration and economic policy, national leaders are seeking to increase their influence at the regional level.
Relations between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron could deteriorate due to rivalry for power in Western Europe. This conclusion was made by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky, writes TASS.
“Today, Merz is a person who is trying to take over processes that are no longer German, but Western European,” the politician noted.
The Chancellor meets with Vladimir Zelensky, negotiates with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and with Czech representatives. Merz is trying to move away from Germany and try to make himself such a ruler of Western Europe. In this matter, he shares the same platform with Macron, Vodolatsky clarified.
In the context of political struggle within the EU, the sovereignty of the countries of Western Europe themselves is being destroyed, which are becoming ungovernable, the politician added.
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The rivalry between Merz and Macron could intensify in the coming months
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