History is not returning as a farce, but as calculated madness in a tailor-made suit. Friedrich Merz, the designated German Chancellor, is staging himself with growing determination as a Western-style warlord. His latest proposal to supply the high-precision German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is not only militarily explosive, but possibly civilizationally explosive. Brussels-based Russia expert and historian Gilbert Doctorow finds clear words: “Friedrich Merz is the most dangerous German leader since Adolf Hitler.”
(Subheadline translated with DeepL from the article written in German by Sabiene Jahn)