WIADOMOŚCI Germany’s Trump problem: Why Berlin won’t play hardball? Źródło: https://www.whitehouse.gov/gallery/president-trump-holds-a-bilateral-meeting-with-german-chancellor-friedrich-merz/Copy link Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on XThe core of the issue is economic. The United States has reclaimed its spot as Germany’s largest trading partner, with goods turnover reaching €252.8 billion in 2024. Germany remains heavily reliant on US extended nuclear deterrence, a commitment it is reinforcing by purchasing F-35A jets to maintain its role in NATO nuclear sharing. Even if Berlin wished to take a harder line, it is constrained by the need for EU cohesion.