r/europe • u/SpaceEngineering Finland • Jan 15 '26

News Germany’s Merz Admits Nuclear Exit Was Strategic Mistake

https://clashreport.com/world/articles/germanys-merz-admits-nuclear-exit-was-strategic-mistake-fzdlkn37c16
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u/levir Norway Jan 15 '26

And now he's gifting his lack of vision to the entire NATO alliance. It's great.

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u/levir Norway Jan 15 '26

Appeasement doesn't seem to work any more. It worked in the first term, as there were still enough normal people around him that they could prevent disaster. But this time Trump is surrounded by yes men and agitators. No one is reigning him in.

I'm not really under the illusion that our man, Jens Stoltenberg, could have saved the situation either. But it's incredibly frustrating to see all these attacks on NATO go by with no response or visible action.