German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has praised US President Donald Trump's plans to supply Ukraine with weapons "on a large ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul believes that Chancellor Friedrich Merz played a major role in shifting US President ...

President Donald Trump, right, meets Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington.

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has already made clear he's no fan of Donald Trump.

European nations have acted like "free-riders" on the United States when it comes to defense, German Chancellor Friedrich ...

Germany's chancellor held a friendly meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, and said he hopes for progress on trade talks and putting pressure on Russia. More on DW.

The Brief. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met on Thursday to address topics including Ukraine and tariffs. Trump and Merz have been in communication with each other to ...

In blunt remarks, Merz warned about changing relations with Germany’s longtime ally the United States under President Donald Trump. “It is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly ...

Trump and Merz began by exchanging pleasantries — Merz gave Trump a gold-framed birth certificate of the U.S. president's grandfather Friedrich Trump, who emigrated to America from Kallstadt ...