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What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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European NATO, Ankara edition 32% 140 billion for Ukraine 24% the Canada submarine deal 14% · newSPD wants him to confront Erdogan 10% everything else 20%

Spirit of Ankara: Merz wants a NATO that leans on Europe

He flew into Ankara with Macron and Starmer demanding unity and a NATO that leans on Europe, not just on Trump.

Friedrich Merz told Trump that the NATO spending figures Trump used are not up to date.

Yahoo · 2026-07-06

our translation

he keeps branding it the 'spirit of ankara' because if he names the new NATO first, he owns it. doubling germany's defense budget is him buying the seat trump keeps threatening to leave empty.

Ankara summit is happening nowvery sure · 7 sources

Russia has no chance: Merz puts 140 billion behind Kyiv

140 billion pledged after Kyiv strikespretty sure · 7 sources

Canada buys the subs, Merz books the growth

new — Canada sub deal landed this weekpretty sure · 6 sources

Handshakes in Ankara, human rights on hold

SPD pressure as he visits Ankarapretty sure · 1 source

thursday, july 9

Spin the Ankara summit as strength and unity for the cameras(safe bet)

Keep chasing the Patriot and anti-ballistic deliveries Kyiv keeps asking for(reported)

Reassure business leaders the reforms will dodge a lost decade(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Spin the Ankara summit as strength and unity for the cameras

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