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German pres Steinmeier: "In the unfolding global competition, with the US and China as the main drivers, much will depend on Europe to keep Atlanticism alive in the vital interest of both Europe and the US, no matter how alienating developments in parts of the US may appear."
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Quite a pro-Atlanticist confession of faith from a politician who was a long-time confident of Gerhard Schröder and as a SPD foreign minister famously accused NATO of "saber rattling" against Russia in 2016.
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