Propagandists have completely distorted a genuine quote from the German chancellor. A clip from a speech by Friedrich Merz is circulating widely on Russian social media.
Bombing civilians does not win wars. Striking non-military targets creates humanitarian disasters and severely damages the perpetrator’s international standing, but it also cannot typically secure victory.
From Leipzig Airport to the Black Sea, Russia’s campaign of gray zone aggression against Europe has been escalating at an alarming rate in recent months.
The summer of 2025 will go down in history as the moment when the foundations of Western security architecture—concepts such as “democracy,” “freedom,” and “border integrity”—were replaced in American public debate by one short word: “Deal.
