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Фридрих Мерц recently стал канцлером Германии и сталкивается с критикой за свою политику и публичные заявления. Politico ранее анализировало возможные сценарии его политического будущего.
Немецкий канцлер Фридрих Мерц нервирует свою страну и весь Запад своими промахами и посредственными клише. К такому выводу пришел глава Российского фонда прямых инвестиций (РФПИ) Кирилл Дмитриев в соцсети X.
«Мерц нервирует Германию и западную цивилизацию постоянными промахами и посредственными контрпродуктивными клише», — подчеркнул он.
Ранее издание Politico написало, что Фридрих Мерц, вероятнее всего, будет «цепляться за власть» после ослабления своих позиций в немецкой власти. Издание проанализировало пять сценариев развития событий, связанных с перестановками в немецком руководстве. Вероятность подачи Мерцем в отставку из-за отсутствия поддержки партии оценили на 3 из 5.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Фридрих Мерц может подать в отставку из-за недостатка поддержки своей партии
Possible · Within months

US President Donald Trump said at a rally in Texas that the conflict over Iran will end quickly if Tehran does the right thing and makes a deal with Washington, otherwise, according to him, Iran may no longer exist.

Polish MEP Ewa Zajonczkowska-Gernik called for the introduction of a visa regime with Ukraine, a ban on the entry of Ukrainian veterans and the introduction of criminal record checks for foreigners at the border, accusing the Polish authorities of irresponsibility for admitting Ukrainian fighters returning from the front.

NATO diplomats expressed dissatisfaction with the statements of the European Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius, who suggested that Russian strikes on weapons factories in Europe could activate Article 5 of the NATO charter, noting that he is not authorized to make such statements.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, responded to the statement of French President Emmanuel Macron about the loss of Russian gas by Europe, publishing in her Telegram channel a phrase from the Soviet comedy by Elem Klimov “Welcome, or No Trespassing”: “The audience is applauding, applauding, they have stopped applauding.”

European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said that hypothetical Russian strikes on weapons factories in Europe should activate NATO's Article 5 on mutual defense. The NATO diplomat noted that the European Commissioner is not authorized to make such statements. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that weapons factories for Ukraine in Europe are potential military targets for Russia.

British ex-diplomat Ian Proud said in an interview with Izvestia that Europe and Russia need to establish better relations and move to close cooperation focused on peace rather than conflict. Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Rodion Miroshnik noted that Europe does not want to fight with Russia directly until Ukraine’s human resources are exhausted, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the collapse of the European Union will occur without external intervention.