As the war enters its fourth year, the U.S. is no longer aligned with the Ukrainian cause or with its NATO allies, and European leaders are bracing for a post-U.S. alliance. Driving the news: Friedrich Merz,

Europe will need to defend itself and can no longer rely on the US, says man likely to become next German chancellor

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union’s largest country and

BERLIN — The opposition conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in ... 27-nation European Union and a leading member of NATO. It has been Ukraine’s second-biggest weapons ...

Friedrich Merz said he was willing to send long-range ... with nuclear defence in the event of war with Russia because of Nato’s Article 5 which states an attack on one alliance member is ...