Merz in Washington: Did Germany's chancellor achieve everything he wanted from Trump talks?

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Friedrich Merz has held talks pinch US President Donald Trump successful nan White House, his first sojourn to Washington since becoming Germany's chancellor.

The 3 topics that were astir important during nan gathering were defence spending, tariffs and Ukraine and according to a property connection released by Merz soon earlier nan meeting, nan German broadside was good prepared for nan meeting.

German Council of Foreign Relations elder investigation chap Rachel Tausenfreund said nan gathering "could not person gone amended for Merz."

Tausenfreund says Merz's answers were "well crafted" and that "specifics complete nan reliable waste and acquisition negotiations were avoided."

Trump said nan White House was successful bully shape, that nan caller management had "fixed it up, and having it tippy toppy" for illustration "they person successful Germany."

On Ukraine

Trump said some leaders consciousness it is "very sad" what is going connected successful Ukraine and added that betwixt 5 and six 1000 soldiers a week are being killed there.

The US president mentioned nan 75-minute telephone speech he had had pinch Russian President Vladimir Putin connected Wednesday, wherever Putin reportedly promised to retaliate to Ukraine's audacious drone strikes heavy wrong Russia connected Sunday that that took retired a 3rd of nan country's bombers.

Trump said that he didn't deliberation Putin was "playing games," and blamed erstwhile President Joe Biden for nan afloat standard penetration starting. Trump besides said he thinks Putin wants "the full thing," referring to each of Ukraine.

Merz suggested he wanted Germany and nan US to play a associated domiciled successful ending nan war.

Merz besides underlined nan bully narration betwixt Germany and US and said he was looking guardant to "good cooperation" betwixt some nations.

On subject matters

Merz highlighted Germany's committedness to NATO aft nan authorities locked successful billions of euros of further defence spending.

Relations betwixt Germany and nan US had grown frosty, peculiarly aft nan Trump management accused Europe of "freeloading," regarding NATO and defence spending.

The US management is disappointment complete what it views arsenic insufficient European contributions.

"We want to person nan strongest accepted service successful Europe," Merz said successful nan property merchandise up of nan conference.

Trump welcomed nan summation successful Germany's spending connected defence, though suggested he would yet headdress Germany's efforts to rearm.

Merz said that Europe still needs US support and relationship up of Friday's D-Day anniversary.

Trump claimed that nether nan Biden administration, nan numbers for US recruitment for nan service were nan lowest ever, but now they person surgery records. Merz asked really arsenic Germany is having a reliable clip filling reserves, to which Trump replied: "Spirit. They emotion our state again and you're going to do nan aforesaid thing."

Trump called Merz "difficult" but a bully man and said he could ideate US troops would stay successful Germany.

Director of nan Aspen Institute, Dr Stormy-Annika Mildner, says that whilst confrontational pinch tariff threats and talk of unit withdrawals, "this business requires much progressive guidance than ever. All nan much important, then, that Chancellor Merz sought an early speech successful Washington."

Differences betwixt nations

"It seems bully activity was done up of clip to fto Trump cognize that Merz had different positions from Merkel connected issues which are important to Trump. Trump seemed eager to position himself arsenic a friend to Merz," Tausenfreund added.

On nan taxable of Trump's caller US recreation prohibition connected citizens from 12 countries, nan US president said: "I moreover dislike to opportunity this successful beforehand of nan chancellor, but you person a small problem excessively pinch immoderate of nan group you fto in. It's not your fault," and suggested he had warned erstwhile chancellor Angela Merkel not to unfastened nan borders successful 2015 to let complete a cardinal Syrian refugees in.

Regarding tariffs, Europe is successful threat of becoming flooded by alloy aft Trump accrued tariffs connected aluminium and alloy to 50%.

Asides from that nan EU is besides facing a 25% tariff connected cars and a 10% levy connected each different imports. The US has besides launched respective investigations into pharma, semiconductors and aircrafts that could lead to further tariffs. Trump has further threatened to enforce a 50% tariff connected each EU equipment arsenic of 9 July if negotiations neglect to meet his expectations.

Dr Stormy-Annika Mildner told Euronews that nan narration pinch nan United States remains cardinal to Germany "both economically and politically."

On nan taxable of China and Trump's telephone telephone pinch leader Xi Jinping, Trump said they struck a deal, but they needed to make judge "everyone understands what nan woody is."

He besides said Jinping will beryllium visiting nan US and he'll beryllium visiting China pinch US First Lady Melania Trump.

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