German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that he is holding talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on creating a joint European nuclear deterrent, amid calls for Europe to rebuild relations with its US ally, UNN reports with reference to Reuters.
We are not doing this by writing off NATO. We are doing this by creating a strong, self-sufficient European pillar within the alliance
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Earlier, Bloomberg reported that for the first time since the end of the Cold War, European capitals are discussing how to develop their own nuclear deterrent. And that French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to offer a nuclear deterrent to the rest of Europe in his speech this month.
He already mentioned the possibility of extending France's "nuclear umbrella" to the rest of Europe last year.