Germany Updates: Friedrich Merz in Finland for Nordic Summit

Europe had been waiting so long for an operational government in Germany that the new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has barely stopped in Berlin since he took office. On Monday and this Tuesday he has been required at the Nordic Summit, in which the heads of government of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, joined as a special guest by the regional president of Greenland, coordinated their imminent defence measures. Recent satellite imag…

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music The Foreign Chancellor continued his clear language during his participation in the Nordic Summit in Turku, Finland. While the summit was primarily intended to focus on Ukraine, he also made his position clear again at the press conference regarding dialogue with Israel. Gordon Repinski accompanies the Chancellor and reports from Finland. Rixa Fürsen also speaks with Rasmus Buchsteiner about Finance …

The Chancellor's trip to Finland could have been a contemplative visit, but the great crises of the world simply accompany Friedrich Merz everywhere.

For Chancellor Merz, it is clear that Germany and other countries must prepare for longer support from Ukraine. His trip to Finland seems at least rhetorically to have led to a change. By Uli Hauck.

According to Chancellor Merz, Russia currently has no interest in an early ceasefire in Ukraine.

The new German chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) makes a change in foreign policy, at least rhetorically. He breaks with the politics of his predecessor Olaf Scholz and makes new announcements in Ukraine politics. How change comes about.