German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe can’t count on the U.S. military for protection anymore.
“It’s no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us,” Merkel said in a speech alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, Bloomberg reported. “Rather, Europe needs to take its fate into its own hands. That’s the task for the future.”
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Merkel’s comments come two days after President Trump announced the U.S. will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and reimposed sanctions that were suspended in 2015 under former President Barack Obama.
The two world leaders were at a prize ceremony in Aachen, Germany, and Merkel was honoring Macron in her speech.
