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BERLIN(National Times)- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the start of US President Donald Trump’s second term marked a \u200brupture in German foreign relations that was as \u200cprofound as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and required Germany to seek more independence. “Just as I believe there will be no going back \u200bin relations with Russia before February 24, 2022, \u200bso too do I believe there will be\u00a0\u2060no going back in transatlantic relations before January 20,\u00a0\u200b2025,” said Steinmeier, according to prepared remarks. Germany had to take \u200bthe lessons it learned in extricating itself from “excessive dependencies” on Russia and apply them to the United States, particularly in defence and \u200btechnology, he was due to say at a foreign \u200boffice event in Berlin on Tuesday. As president, Steinmeier’s role is largely ceremonial, \u200cinfluencing\u00a0\u2060society through his role as state representative. Germany has placed an emphasis on creating alternatives to US-dominated technology as concerns grow over US access. “We know that this technological lead means not only foreign policy\u00a0\u2060power, but also the power to influence our domestic politics through digital platforms and social media,” said Steinmeier. The spat\u00a0between the Pentagon and Anthropic\u00a0\u2060over safety guardrails surrounding the latter’s artificial intelligence could be a wake-up call, or even an opportunity, for Europe, he\u00a0\u2060added. “Europe as a technology hub has talent, markets, opportunities and, importantly, ethical standards. We should build on these,” he said.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BERLIN(National Times)- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the start of US President Donald Trump’s second term marked a \u200brupture in German foreign relations that was as \u200cprofound as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and required Germany to seek more independence. “Just as I believe there will be no going back \u200bin relations with Russia before February […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nGerman president warns Trump's return marks profound rupture in transatlantic ties - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/122873\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"German president warns Trump's return marks profound rupture in transatlantic ties - 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