https://arab.news/v74zc
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Moldova last week to celebrate that nation’s independence day, in the face of Russian meddling. Two of those nations are also part of another European political triumvirate that is reemerging as the leading group of powers in the region.
In recent months, there has been a growing warmth in relations between Merz, Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. This was displayed most recently during the summit on Ukraine with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 19.
This growing cordiality in post-Brexit relations between the UK, Germany and France did not start this year. Since the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there has been a growing realization in France and Germany of the need for greater collaboration with the UK, and vice versa.
So, this trilateral warming process actually began some time ago, under the leaderships of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Macron and Germany’s former Chancellor Olaf Scholz. More recent developments, including the second Trump presidency and the UK-EU “Brexit reset” framework deal in May, have simply added impetus.
