German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is concerned about the predictability of US policy in view of a possible second Donald Trump presidency.
"Trust and reliability and also trans-Atlantic friendship are, I believe, more important than ever in these times," Baerbock said on Friday evening at a political event organized by German media group Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND), public broadcaster NDR and the newspaper Hannoverscher Allgemeine Zeitung.
While the German government is working closely with the current US administration led by President Joe Biden, it is "completely unclear" what a second Trump term would mean for trans-Atlantic relations and aid to Ukraine, the minister said.
Baerbock emphasized that she had "always sought contacts" in both political camps in the United States.
Biden's weak performance in the first TV debate against his challenger Trump has fuelled panic in the Democratic Party and prompted calls for him to withdraw from the race for the White House.
The televised debate was seen as a test for the 81-year-old Democrat. The 78-year-old Trump was narrowly ahead in most polls before the debate.
In the betting shops, his lead in the question of who would win the election in early November was significantly greater. Biden slipped dramatically in the betting odds after the debate.
