Merz made this statement in an interview with German broadcasters ARD and ZDF following the election results in Germany, where his bloc achieved victory, as reported by Kontrakty citing NV.ua.
“I wonder if we will be discussing NATO in its current form in June, or if we will need to establish an independent European defense structure much sooner,” the politician said.
Merz noted that he had never thought of expressing such sentiments before, but after the remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his team, he realized that the American administration cares little about the fate of Europe.