Berlin, April 27 -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticising the US-Israeli war with Iran, and its impact both in Germany, and worldwide has called it a "totally unnecessary war", warning that the West Asian crisis' geopolitical shockwaves were hammering energy markets in Europe, Asia and the US.
Speaking after returning from an informal EU summit in Cyprus, Merz said that Berlin can only solve these problems with Europe, with its success and failure being dependent entirely on the rest of Europe.
He further said that the new realities underscoring the current energy markets, as painful as it may be, must be accepted regardless, and stated "when supply chains are disrupted, when energy prices rise, when geopolitical uncertainty grows,...