German Politician Proposes New European Defence Alliance Without the US
Roderich Kiesewetter, a foreign and security policy expert from Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has called for a European alternative to NATO and a strategic shift in Germany and Europe's approach to defense.
"We must bid farewell to the Americans as our alliance partners," the CDU lawmaker told Focus news magazine. He argued that Europe—including non-EU and non-NATO states—must now create its own replacement for the transatlantic alliance. "It would be ideal if European security and a European NATO were organized with Britain, Norway, Iceland, Ukraine, and Turkey," Kiesewetter said in the Machtmenschen podcast.
Kiesewetter also criticized Germany's handling of Russia, calling the country "the mentally weakest nation in Europe." He faulted Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) for refusing to provide Ukraine with the long-range Taurus cruise missile.
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