One of the first to share this information was [portal Handelsblatt](https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/aussenpolitik-das-ist-die-interne-anti-trump-agenda-von-merz-und-macron/100131590.html) specified movement is to be motivated on the 1 hand by Donald Trump's policy and the threat from the Russian Federation. As the portal adds, the agreement between president Macron and Chancellor Merzem was presented in May of that year, erstwhile both politicians said "more sovereign Europe" and close "French-German coordination" of actions on the Old Continent.
