(L-R) German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche wait for the German Chancellor, the German Defence Minister and the NATO Secretary General pose for a group photo prior to a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on July 1, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)