German chancellor urges US to pressure Russia, Trump mulls letting war continue

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told President Donald Trump he is in a 'strong position' to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump later said of the war that 'sometimes you're better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart.'

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told President Donald Trump he is in a “strong position” to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine, to which the president suggested maybe the world needs to “let them fight for a little while.”