European leaders called Friday for a reset in relations with the United States as they met at a top security conference where U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s potshots at traditional transatlantic ties loomed large.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged ¡°a new transatlantic partnership¡± and French President Emmanuel Macron called for ¡°a strong Europe¡± as more than 60 leaders gathered for the annual Munich Security Conference.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meanwhile tell the conference Saturday that Europe is ¡°a sleeping giant¡± and must rely less on the United States for its defense, his office said in a preview of his remarks.