#Merz: “Unconditional transatlantic friendship is over for the foreseeable future” Friedrich Merz said that #Germany must take into account the fundamental change in relations with the United States under Donald #Trump. The chancellor spoke of the end of the era of “unconditional transatlantic friendship” and called on Germany to rely much more strongly on its own capabilities. This does not mean abandoning the alliance with the United States or #NATO. Rather