German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Berlin must do more for its own security amid the conflict in Ukraine. In an interview Süeddeutsche Zeitung He also said that the United States would expect greater contributions from European countries to NATO.
“The conflict between Russia and Ukraine shows that Germany must do more to protect itself. “Also, the presidential elections are approaching in the USA,” he said.
He emphasized that regardless of the outcome of the elections, the future US administration will trust that European countries will contribute more to NATO. Steinmeier also stated that contribution to strengthening the defense capacity of the organization would be impossible without Germany.
Before that, Friedrich Merz, chairman of the German opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the name German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will stop delaying and transfer Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine.
Previously The opposition in Germany demanded negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.