German Chancellor: Peace in Europe for Decades Under the U.S. Has Ended, U.S. Focuses on Its Own Interests

【German Chancellor: "American Peace" for Decades in Europe Is Over, the Current Americans Only Defend Their Own Interests】

Berlin time December 13, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at the Christian Social Union (CSU) Congress:

There is no better German government than this alliance (CDU/CSU and SPD). The Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union alliance, as a member of the governing coalition, will continue to cooperate with the Social Democratic Party, after all, we are determined to prove that it is possible to solve problems from the perspective of the political center. We all are determined to do so. We have started this, and we have resumed work.

Mertz added:

Germany's foundations are stable, but they need to be modernized and repaired from scratch. Germany has been lagging behind the world's leading economies for more than ten years. We have been lagging for more than ten years. The "American peace" for decades in Europe is over for us. Nostalgia won't help. This is a fact! The Americans are now very firm in defending their own interests. Therefore, we must now defend our country. The era of ideology is over. We have shown our capabilities. We have seen the end of the Green Party's story.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1851430979903491/

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