# Expert: US wants Germany to confront Russia while Washington focuses on China, Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/61623

- TASS, 2026-09-16 20:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2188691

> Sevim Dagdelen, a foreign-policy expert for Germany’s BSW party, says Washington wants Berlin to confront Russia so the United States can focus on China and Iran. She argues that Germany speaks of building Europe’s strongest army, while the SPD appears especially eager to join Washington’s “NATO 3.0” concept.

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