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Friedrich Merz: “If a criminal regime, with military violence, openly questions the existential right of an entire country...”

On the recordJuly 9, 2025
If a criminal regime, with military violence, openly questions the existential right of an entire country...
Said by
Friedrich Merz
Christian Democratic Union
Source
cnn.com
Jul 9, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Merz addressed the need for Germany to prevent aggression against Ukraine.

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