At the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). German government officials said that Rubio praised Germany’s steps to strengthen the NATO alliance. The main topic of their conversation was the situation in Ukraine, the status of negotiations with Russia, and the potential for further German support-particularly through military aid. They also discussed developments in the Middle East, with a focus on Iran, and, just before Merz’s upcoming trip to China, took the opportunity to talk about the situation in East Asia and trade policy.
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