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Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia ’fight for a while’ as Merz blames Putin for war

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U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in the Oval Office .

Merz says he is the “key person in the world” who could halt the bloodshed by pressuring Vladimir Putin .

Trump likened the war in Ukraine to a fight between two children who hate each other.

The comments were a remarkable detour from Trump 's often-stated appeals to stop the violence in Ukraine .

Merz 's government is intensifying a drive to bolster the German military after Russia invaded Ukraine .

Merz has endorsed a plan for all allies to aim to spend 3.5% of GDP on defense budgets by 2032 .

Germany exported $160 billion worth of goods to the U.S. last year , a trade deficit that Trump wants to erase.

Trump recently delayed a planned 50% tariff on goods coming from the EU , which would have otherwise gone into effect.

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