'Germany Would Never...': Merz Dodges Explosive Question On Macron Leak, Fuels EU-US Rift Buzz French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition partner Friedrich Merz are locked in an increasingly tense debate over the EU’s security future, economic posture, and long-term stance on the Ukraine conflict. The story examines Macron’s push for European “strategic autonomy,” Merz’s warnings about overstretching defense ambitions, and the broader divide shaping the continent’s response to Russia. With the war dragging on, the clash reflects deeper fractures within Europe’s political core and the uncertain path ahead for EU unity.

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