A rift in the alliance? Trump’s Ukraine peace plan and Germany’s response | Berlin Briefing Podcast

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"Russia’s wish list"– that’s how many in Washington and Berlin labelled Washington’s initial 28-point plan toward peace in Ukraine, when it first became public. Their criticism: it sidelined Europe, made unacceptable demands of Ukraine – with no real concessions for Russia. Berlin Briefing host Nina Haase debriefs her colleague Michaela Küfner who was up-close, traveling with German Chancellor Merz in Africa while he and other European leaders navigated their way back to having a say in the now renegotiated document. Together with Dominik Tolksdorf (DGAP) they discuss how a total sell-out of Europe was prevented, and how deep this latest crack in US-German relations now runs in the transatlantic alliance.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:05 28-point-plan
05:00 Behind the scenes
07:50 Criticism
12:15 Friedrich Merz
15:06 Betrayal?
17:35 Frozen Russian assets
27:50 US-German relations
28:37 End

LINK:
Michaela Küfner’s interview with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

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