The German Chancellor lobbies for Ukraine and finds the appropriate tone to negotiate with the president without clashes in front of the cameras. In the last four and a half months, Donald Trump has set up all kinds of traps for the world's top leaders.

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion and returned confident that Washington remains committed to NATO.

Germany’s new chancellor has a mission when he meets President Trump: keeping him invested in the fate of Europe. Friedrich Merz is the latest leader from the continent to travel to the White House in recent weeks,

The German chancellor had come to Washington hoping to persuade President Trump to play a more active role in defending Ukraine.

President Donald Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.

President Trump's meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will take place amid a backdrop of tensions between the U.S. and Europe over trade and Ukraine.

He raises doubt about his promise to protect Jewish life from the extremists of both left and right.

President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Thursday with a remark to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during an Oval Office discussion about seeking to end Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Merz referenced the anniversary of D-Day,