Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe," because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support the continent. Meanwhile,
Two top European leaders have stiffened their spines over unsettling new policies from President Donald Trump. Ukraine’s president urged creation of an “armed forces of Europe” and the leader of
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won’t accept people who “intervene in our democracy,”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned US Vice President JD Vance’s overture to Germany’s far right as a direct intervention in the country’s democracy, marking a new low point in transatlantic relations after Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Speaking at a Saudi-backed investment meeting in Florida, Trump said the only thing Zelensky "was really good at was playing Joe Biden like a fiddle". The "dictator" slur quickly prompted criticism from European leaders including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the European Union is strong enough to counter any US tariff threats but that he hopes for a negotiated agreement that can avoid a trade war.
According to the exit polls and partial counting, Merz’s Union bloc garnered around 28.5% votes, while the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany's support was projected to be 20.5%.
Germany's conservative alliance has emerged victorious in the national election, paving the way for Friedrich Merz to become the next German chancellor, as per recent exit polls. This grand win signifies a substantial shift in Germany's political landscape,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply rejected a remark by US President Donald Trump calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator". Source: Scholz in a comment to Spiegel, as reported by European Pravda Details: Scholz stressed that "it is simply wrong and dangerous to deny President Zelenskyy's democratic legitimacy".
German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter election result” on Sunday...