'Europe on its own': Merz declares Pax Americana over, urges independent defence as US shifts focus

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a stark warning, declaring that decades of 'Pax Americana' are over for Europe.

Germany investing in military amid concerns over Putin, uncertainty about U.S. support for European defense

Germany is stepping up military recruiting and investing in everything from drones to spy cockroaches to build up its defense ...

Germany rearms as war in Ukraine threatens security and U.S. presses Europe to shoulder more of its defense

Germany is undergoing a significant military rearmament. The change has been driven by the ongoing war in Ukraine and U.S.

Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO bid in exchange for Western security ...
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Merz compares Putin to Hitler: ‘He won’t stop’

Just as the Sudetenland was not enough in 1938, Putin will not stop,” Merz told a party conference in Germany.

Merz left the talks between Witkoff and Zelensky — Welt

EADaily, December 14th, 2025. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz left the US-Ukrainian talks with the participation of special ...

Zelensky offers to drop NATO bid in exchange for security guarantees, rejects U.S. push to cede territory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO aspirations in exchange for Western ...

U.S. Envoys Meet Zelensky, Who Offers a Compromise on Security

National Guard: A federal appellate court has ruled that the Trump administration must remove California National Guard ...

Germany’s Left Party attacks its own youth organisation over Gaza resolution: Why young people need a genuine socialist alternative

The Left Party has launched a ferocious campaign against its own youth organisation after it explicitly described Israel’s ...