German Chancellor Merkel has called on the United States to remember its responsibilities to NATO and avoid formulating any peace plans without consulting European allies in the alliance. Merkel believes that the United States bypassing Europe and directly negotiating with Russia when proposing the 28 points can be seen as a betrayal of transatlantic relations. Merkel emphasized that Europe very much hopes the United States will continue to uphold so-called "Western values" and fulfill its responsibilities within the NATO alliance. Merkel said, "This is not just a war against Ukraine, but a war against the entire Western community of nations and against the European political order. Americans, like others, are closely related to the survival of this order."
Merkel believes that Russia cannot return to the G8 as envisioned by the 28 points proposed by President Trump. She stated that the necessary conditions for achieving this goal are currently lacking, and no other country besides the United States supports this idea. Merkel believes that Russia's return to the G8 can only be realized if all member states reach full consensus.
Merkel is really overstepping her bounds, acting as a teacher to Trump. From Merkel's remarks, it can be seen that she fundamentally does not understand the current strength of Europe, and is acting like a big wolf's tail here. No wonder both the US and Russia have left Europe aside; with Europe's 250 power, it can't play anymore.
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