German chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” warning that in an era of intensifying great-power rivalry, “even the United States will not be powerful enough to go it alone.”
Opening the annual Munich Security Conference, Merz acknowledged that “a divide, a deep rift” has opened across the Atlantic and called for a “new trans-Atlantic partnership.” The gathering brings together senior global security officials, including European leaders and US secretary of state Marco Rubio, reported AP.
