Getting to know the possible successor of “Olaf Schultz”; Is Trump’s friend coming from Germany? – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to Mehr news agency, quoted from website Russia Eliom, Friedrich Mertes who is mentioned as the possible successor of the Prime Minister of Germany, in some statements Olaf questioned Schultz.

Not long ago, the Prime Minister of Germany said in a statement that Friedrich Mertes He has given warnings to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine.

Mertes who is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, in this load He emphasized: Shultz has distorted my statements regarding Ukraine’s arms restrictions and claimed that I called for the cancellation of these restrictions in order to influence Ukraine on the course of the war. Ma subject that is not true.

He also claimed Schultz in this context that he told Putin about equipping Ukraine with German missiles Taurus Denied the warning.

During the meeting with the members of the opposition conservative party formed by the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union, he added: I never warned the Russian president. M And Schultz has distorted my words.

According to western sources, in Friedrich’s current situation Mertes As the leader of the conservative opposition, he has many reasons to come to power. In September 2024, he was unanimously chosen as the Conservative candidate for Chancellor. for base, Mertes It can count on the support of two parties, including the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, which was last in power under Angela Merkel, and the Christian Social Union.

Mertes It has made it its mission to close Germany’s borders to asylum seekers, even if it means violating agreements between international be With a harsh tone, he questions the importance of traditional media and uses his X account against “criminal immigrants”. Like Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, he is against dealing with climate change and strongly believes in capitalism.

when from Mertes “We’ll get along,” he said when asked about his feelings toward Trump. But there are also differences. for example, Mertes Many times his unconditional support of the troops Volodymyr Zelensky announced and promised to provide more weapons and money to Ukraine.

Mertes who is a lawyer was very critical of Trump’s reaction to his electoral defeat in 2020. at that time, Mertes “Donald Trump is clearly not a Democrat,” he tweeted. “He refuses to accept his defeat or the decisions of the courts.” But in 2024, the situation is different. Mertes Now he welcomes the second term of Trump’s presidency.