In a very real and practical way, the German army is becoming an EU army, on a small scale so far.

Herbert W. Armstrong warned of this military union for decades. In May 1953, he wrote that “10 powerful European nations will combine their forces.”

Revelation 17 talks about 10 kings combing their strength and power. This chapter makes clear that it is talking about a European power—and we see that happening already.

You can read more about that in our trends article “Why the Trumpet Watches Europe’s Push Toward a Unified Military.”
Another item very much in the news is collusion with Russia. Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, and this is obviously proof of collusion—the way the left in America sees it.
But there have actually been some much more interesting meetings between a different world leader and Russia. On July 24, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the chief of Russia’s General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov. Merkel and Putin talked on the phone last week to setup the meeting. They said they talked about the Middle East, especially Syria and Ukraine.
The press has noted how unusual it is for the German chancellor to be meeting with the chief of staff of another military. Gerasimov is actually banned from visiting the EU because he’s under sanctions. Germany had to give him a waiver to allow the meeting to move forward. There have not been many details released about the meeting. The foreign policy spokesman for Germany’s Free Democratic Party called the meeting “regrettable and odd” and said that the silence about it was “suspicious.”

Forget about the Trump-Russia collusion; this Germany-Russia relationship is the one you really need to watch.

In May 1962, the Plain Truth newsmagazine—predecessor of the Trumpet—wrote: “Once a German-dominated Europe is fully established, Germany will be ready to negotiate and bargain with Russia—and behind the backs of the Western allies if necessary.”
“When a Russo-German deal is made, you can be sure that the doom of the United States and Great Britain is on the horizon,” warned the same article.

These two countries are working together, and they’re working against the United States.

You can learn much more abut this important story from the July 26 Key of David program, titled “Germany and Russia’s Secret War Against America.” In that program, editor in chief Gerald Flurry will tell you what you need to know about these two powers working together.