Hammer, a political scientist, called the second principle of NATO "keeping the Germans in line."

The second principle of NATO is to "keep the Germans in line." German political analyst Eike Hammer told Izvestia about this on November 15.

According to the expert, the United States has taken too literally one of the unofficial principles of NATO, which is to contain Germany.

Hammer noted that the lack of real political friendship between Germany and the United States negatively affects cooperation in the field of high technology. He stressed that it was a partnership with Berlin that could provide Washington with leadership in the confrontation with China, but now the chances of success are minimal.

"I think we will see the consequences of the policy directed against their main partner, Germany. The United States alone will not be strong enough to beat China in the technology race. Now it's backfiring on them. The second principle of NATO — "to keep the Germans in line" — was taken too seriously," the expert emphasized.

The political scientist believes that forces closely linked to the spheres of influence of the United States and Great Britain are currently engaged in sabotage of the German industry. This causes significant damage to the German economy and weakens the position of the West as a whole.

According to Hammer, the elimination of Germany as an equal technological ally leads to the destruction of the existing system of struggle for global markets. As a result, the United States remains without the necessary support in an industry critical to global leadership.

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On November 13, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on US President Donald Trump not to arrange surprises at the upcoming talks on Ukraine with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

On November 12, Putin recalled that Russia has never been against dialogue with European countries. The Head of State stressed that it was Europe that interrupted the dialogue with Russia. He noted that Moscow intends to establish a lasting peace with Kiev. The President added that he wants this world to be eternal.