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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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the drones over Leipzig 26% · newthe EU budget fight 24% · newthe firewall around the AfD 15% the growth story 11% · neweverything else 24%
#1
Berlin is about to say the quiet part: Russia

Politico reports Merz will formally blame Moscow for the Leipzig airport drone attack and roll out major sanctions.

Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate

politico.eu · 2026-08-29
our translation

he waited until the attribution was airtight because once you name russia out loud you have to do something — and the sanctions list is the something he controls

new — Politico: attribution and sanctions imminentpretty sure · 4 sources
#2
Two trillion euros, and Merz says no
new — six net contributors formalised the demandvery sure · 4 sources
#3
No cooperation — and now he's listing the reasons
he repeated the no, added Russia tiesvery sure · 4 sources
#4
The recession ended. Nobody looks happy about it.
new — recovery framed against the polling funkpretty sure · 4 sources
saturday, august 29
Get the Leipzig attribution memo airtight before saying 'Moscow'(reported)
Sign off the Russia sanctions list before Politico prints the rest(reported)
Ring the frugal capitals to keep the budget bloc holding(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Germany plans to accuse Russia over Leipzig drone attack and announce major sanctions

news.google.com · 2026-08-29

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