Merz: European nuclear umbrella would be supplement to US deterrence

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2026-01-29

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said involvement in a European nuclear umbrella would be considered a supplement to joint nuclear deterrence with the US, amid debate over the EU's defence capabilities. "We know that we have to make some strategic and military policy decisions here," the German leader said in Berlin during a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginien?. However, "the time is not yet ripe" for a......

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