German conservative leader Friedrich Merz pledged to help Europe achieve “real independence from the US” on defence in stark remarks hours after his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc won Sunday’s parliamentary election, making him the presumptive next chancellor. “For me, the absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can achieve real independence from the US,” said the CDU/CSU leader. “I did not think I would have to say this in a television programmRead More
