What to expect from Putin

According to the German Chancellor, the Russian dictator will always seek "a fundamental change in the borders of Europe."

In addition, Putin still dreams of restoring the Soviet Union within its former borders.

Merz clearly sounded the warning: this is a serious threat, including military, to the countries that were once part of this empire.

Putin will not stop. And if Ukraine falls, he will not stop.

Friedrich Merz

Chancellor of Germany

Taking all these factors into account, the German leader called for increased assistance to Ukraine and European unity in strategic cooperation with Britain.

The German Chancellor believes that the hasty entry of several states into World War I in 1914 is an incorrect historical analogy.

"It would probably be more correct to use 1938 as a historical analogy," Merz noted.