Trump and Putin - a new alliance to weaken Europe? | DW News
Europe is in shock just days before the German federal elections. Recent statements by several officials of the Trump administration suggest Germany, Ukraine and the European Union are now on their own, as Trump suddenly recites Vladimir Putin’s talking points.The war in Ukraine, the economic crisis, and a series of attacks by asylum seekers are unsettling many German voters. Now, the country’s most important ally is turning its back. The US is negotiating directly with Russia, bypassing the Europeans. America is no longer a warrant of safety in the region. At the same time, representatives of the Trump administration are interfering in the electoral process by openly endorsing the partially far-right AfD. On To the Point we ask: " Trump and Putin - a new alliance to weaken Europe?
Our guests:
Rachel Tausendfreund, Senior Research Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations
Ulrike Herrmann, author and Business Editor at Germany’s daily taz
John Kampfner, author, journalist and foreign affairs specialist.
Chapters
00:00 Trump’s confusing position on Ukraine
02:40 The war in Ukraine hasn’t been a priority in Germany´s election campaigns
03:30 “No going back” in US-Germany relations
04:10 Germany is facing a frightening situation
05:15 Political shockwaves after the Munich Security Conference
07:20 How Germany is trying to isolate the far-right
08:10 Shared values between the AfD and the Trump administration
09:15 How the AfD wants to define who and what the nation is
10:20 Would a coalition with the AfD make Germany and Europe weaker?
11:25 Trump likes to pick on weaker partners
12:35 Does Trump see Putin as an ally?
14:30 The Trans-Atlantic partnership seems to be over
15:40 Everyone is shocked, even in the US
19:30 Trump didn’t deliver on threats during his first term
20:20 What the second Trump term means for US democracy
22:03 “This is Germany’s, Europe’s wake-up moment”
23:30 The goal is for Europe to take responsibility for 70 percent of its security
24:30 Germany will talk about security right after the elections
#trump #putin #europe
For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/
For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502
Follow DW on social media:
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews
►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews
►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews
Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 Receive SMS online on sms24.me
TubeReader video aggregator is a website that collects and organizes online videos from the YouTube source. Video aggregation is done for different purposes, and TubeReader take different approaches to achieve their purpose.
Our try to collect videos of high quality or interest for visitors to view; the collection may be made by editors or may be based on community votes.
Another method is to base the collection on those videos most viewed, either at the aggregator site or at various popular video hosting sites.
TubeReader site exists to allow users to collect their own sets of videos, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others; TubeReader can develop online communities around video sharing.
Our site allow users to create a personalized video playlist, for personal use as well as for browsing and viewing by others.
@YouTubeReaderBot allows you to subscribe to Youtube channels.
By using @YouTubeReaderBot Bot you agree with YouTube Terms of Service.
Use the @YouTubeReaderBot telegram bot to be the first to be notified when new videos are released on your favorite channels.
Look for new videos or channels and share them with your friends.
You can start using our bot from this video, subscribe now to Trump and Putin - a new alliance to weaken Europe? | DW News
What is YouTube?
YouTube is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. Originally created in 2005, YouTube is now one of the most popular sites on the Web, with visitors watching around 6 billion hours of video every month.
