- German election: Friedrich Merz urges ‘independence’ from US DW (English)
- German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom Reuters
- Germany’s Merz vows ‘independence’ from Trump’s America, warning NATO may soon be dead POLITICO Europe
- Not US ‘vassals’: Merz will back a strong Europe, says Klaus Welle EURACTIV
- Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US’ Financial Times
