BERLIN German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Friday cautioned against Europe completely distancing itself from the United States, saying greater sovereignty should not mean severing transatlantic ties. Europe must make stronger efforts to become more independent and sovereign, but not independent from the US, Wadephul told public broadcaster ZDF. “That would be a separation, which nobody wants and which is also unnecessary,” he said. Wadephul rejected framing the debate as a choice between