Europe can no longer rely on US to 'protect' it: Merkel
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive for the Charlemagne prize award ceremony in Aachen, Germany. on May 10, 2018.
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AACHEN, GERMANY (AFP) - Europe can no longer rely on the United States to protect it, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday (May 10), urging the bloc to take its destiny in its own hands.
"It is no longer such that the United States simply protects us, but Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, that's the task of the future," she said, after US President Donald Trump left traditional allies scrambling by ditching the landmark Iran nuclear deal.
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