Moscow, May 9 -- New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to drag France into the fighting in Ukraine, Florian Philippot, the leader of the French Patriots party, said.
"New German Chancellor Merz is completely crazy! A real duo of lunatics with [French President Emmanuel] Macron! A supporter of war, a Euro-lover, a supporter of the suppression of freedom, a former employee of [one of the world's largest investment companies] BlackRock, who is determined to drag us into the war in Ukraine and crush France!" Philippot wrote on X on Thursday.
At the same time, he noted, politically Merz is already weak, since he does not have a real majority in the German parliament.
On Tuesday, the German parliament voted to appoint Merz as the new chan...