German Chancellor Blames Self for Economic Collapse as Russia Accuses U.S. Tariffs
Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev has accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of self-sabotage in Germany’s economic decline, stating that the chancellor’s “stupid & illegal decisions” are the root cause of his country’s deteriorating competitiveness. At a Christian Social Union (CSU) conference in Munich on Saturday, Merz acknowledged that Germany had “lost” its economic competitiveness and…