Germany to participate in French nuclear exercise
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany will participate in a French nuclear exercise later this year, after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Merz said at a press conference with Macron that a “strategic steering group” will consider how the countries can increase deterrence in the future.
According to the Chancellor, German forces will participate in the French nuclear exercise as a “complement” to NATO’s nuclear weapons policy.
Merz also said that he would “extend a hand” regardless of who became president in next year’s French presidential election.
At the same time, Macron said that opinion polls pointing to a victory for far-right politician Marine Le Pen should be taken with a pinch of salt.
– Be careful with opinion polls. Trust the French people, don't always predict the worst for them, he said at the press conference outside Cologne.
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