The candidate for the position of German Prime Minister from the Christian Democratic Union believes that the Atlantic Northern Union can hardly be preserved in the current form. In an interview with ARD, the politician said that Europe would have to create a replacement defense unit. Merts emphasized that he could not imagine such a forecast for NATO, but after the new US government statements, he realized that Washington representatives “cared for Europe's fate”. Earlier, US Vice President Jay Di Wence noted that “the United States has long called on Europe to be responsible for its protection.”
