ANKARA: Friedrich Merz nennt NATO „europäischer denn je“ und fordert mehr Druck auf den Kreml

NATO Summit in Ankara: Friedrich Merz Calls NATO “More European Than Ever” and Demands More Pressure on the Kremlin – Merz on NATO: “The Europeans’ free-riding is finally over.” Friedrich Merz has assessed the NATO summit in Ankara as a success. After a meeting with President Erdogan, the German Chancellor spoke of a “good day” for the alliance. NATO is “more European than ever” and remains firmly anchored in the transatlantic alliance. Merz pointed to increased defense spending. European NATO states have increased their expenditures by more than €100 billion within twelve months. Germany's share of this is around €25 billion. The five percent target set in The Hague will be reached sooner. On the subject of Ukraine, Merz emphasized continued support. Russia is further escalating the war. Ukraine is defending not only its own freedom, but also that of Europe. Putin should be brought to the negotiating table. Donald Trump also remained a topic of discussion. Merz said Trump listened attentively in the meeting room. Marco Reinke offered a more critical assessment afterward. He said Merz was ignoring Trump's public statements against Spain. While there were successes on paper, the summit was diplomatically "anything but smooth." #nato #ankara #merz #trump #ukraine #russia #canada #greenland #defense #worldnewschannel 🔔 Subscribe to our WELT-TV news channel!    / weltvideotv   Our YouTube channels: 📺 WELT DOKU    / @weltdoku   ⚽ WELT SPORT    / @welt-sport   🚀 WELT SPACE    / @weltspace   🛣️ WELT DRIVE    / @weltdrive   🪖 WELT HISTORY    / @welthistory   🍝 WELT FOOD    / @welt.food-rezepte   WELT News Live Stream http://bit.ly/2fwuMPg Our Top News on WELT.de http://bit.ly/2rQQD9Q Our Media Library on WELT.de http://bit.ly/2Iydxv8 WELT TV on Instagram   / welt.nachrichtensender   WELT on Instagram   / welt   Due to numerous offensive comments, comments are currently disabled. Thank you for your understanding – your WELT team. Video created in 2026