In the leaked cable, a German envoy said he saw US President-elect Donald Trump as a man driven by "desire for vengeance".

Berlin’s envoy Andreas Michaelis denounced Trump’s planned “strategy of maximal disruption”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, said the second presidency of Donald Trump would bring clarity for the European Union as he hosted conservative EU heavyweights in Berlin.

Germany's ambassador to the US wrote a cable warning that Donald Trump will undermine democracy. Andreas Michaelis said he expects Trump to rob legislators, law enforcement and the media of independence.

“Mayor Adams has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers—and that partnership with the federal government is critical to New York City’s success,” said Adams’s spokesman Fabian Levy.”

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that he does not expect the United States to halt military aid to Ukraine after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.

Among the issues likely to be explored at the World Economic Forum this week is the future of Ukraine and its impact on Europe.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with the Ukrainian government to discuss further aid and assess the military situation, the DPA news agency reported.

Trump has expressed renewed interest in the U.S. taking control of Greenland, going so far as to refusing to rule out military intervention.

Trump’s incoming administration could create certain risks for Germany, including putting more pressure on its weak economy.