Merz was not afraid to speak out against Trump for the sake of Ukraine

The German leader made it clear that Russian assets frozen in the EU should be transferred not to the US, but to Ukraine.

This money should go to Ukraine, — said Friedrich Merz.

The German Chancellor drew attention to the fact that the allies must help Ukrainians survive the winter amid the intensification of Russian terror.

Moreover, it is quite likely that financial support from Kyiv will be needed in the next two or three years.

We need funds for this. This is an intra-European issue, and I see no economic opportunity to transfer the funds we have invested to the United States. And the American government knows this.

Friedrich Merz

Chancellor of Germany

He also eloquently hinted that some in the United States want to "gain some economic benefit" from a possible settlement of Russia's war against Ukraine.

"This is legal, but this is not the goal of the operation that we will jointly launch in Europe in the coming days," the German leader explained.