>> German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday called for creating a European Union army, stressing that Europeans can no longer merely rely on the U.S. for their security.

Source? She said that two years ago [1] but on Tuesday her defense minister sounded much less enthusiastic about it [2].

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/13/merkel-joins-m...

[2] https://www.politico.eu/article/german-minister-to-macron-eu...