{"id":246075,"date":"2025-05-21T21:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/stuck-between-trump-and-putin-can-germanys-merz-lead-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T21:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:05:32","slug":"stuck-between-trump-and-putin-can-germanys-merz-lead-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/stuck-between-trump-and-putin-can-germanys-merz-lead-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuck between Trump and Putin: Can Germany&#8217;s Merz lead? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PPe_l13MUdE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Stuck between Trump and Putin: Can Germany's Merz lead? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PPe_l13MUdE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>So, Donald Trump let Friedrich Merz\u2019s diplomatic debut over Ukraine fall flat. Instead of the unconditional 30-day ceasefire EU leaders had agreed on with the US President, Trump came out of his call with Putin having merely agreed talks towards a ceasefire.<br \/>\nMerz went straight for taking political risks with Trump \u2013 and lost his gamble. Can he recover and still unite Europe behind a route towards ending the Ukraine War? DW\u2019s Chief Political Editor gets the analysis from Reuters Chief Reporter Andreas Rinke and DGAP think tanker Aylin Matl\u00e9. There is path that involves more sanctions \u2013 but there are no easy options.<\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<br \/>\n00:00 Trump\/Putin Phone Call<br \/>\n02:58 Failed Russia\/Ukraine peace talks<br \/>\n05:32 Does Trump have a strategy towards Russia?<br \/>\n07:03 The &quot;Alliance of the Willing&quot;<br \/>\n08:06 Sanctions against Russia<br \/>\n11:51 How united is Europe?<br \/>\n15:55 First two weeks of Merz\u2019s chancellorship<br \/>\n17:39 5% GDP for Defense Spending?<br \/>\n23:43 \u201cZeitenwende\u201d<br \/>\n31:10 Predictions<br \/>\n34:08 Outro<\/p>\n<p> #Germany #Ukraine #BerlinBriefing<br \/>\nDW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<\/p>\n<p>Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<br \/>\nRSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-stories\/s-9097<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media: \u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews\/ \u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews \u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/ \u25baTwitter: https:\/\/x.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, Donald Trump let Friedrich Merz\u2019s diplomatic debut over Ukraine fall flat. Instead of the unconditional 30-day ceasefire EU leaders had agreed on with the US President, Trump came out of his call with Putin having merely agreed talks towards a ceasefire. 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