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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Europe's fate is in our hands': Angela Merkel's defiant reply to Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/16/europes-fate-is-in-our-hands-angela-merkels-defiant-reply-to-trump<snip>
Angela Merkel and François Hollande have responded curtly but defiantly after Donald Trump cast further doubt on his commitment to Nato and gave strong hints that he would not support EU cohesion once in office.
We Europeans have our fate in our own hands, the German chancellor said after the publication of the US president-elects interviews with the Times and German tabloid Bild. He has presented his positions once more. They have been known for a while. My positions are also known.
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In the Times interview, Trump complained that Nato had become obsolete because it hadnt taken care of terror a comment later welcomed by the Kremlin. He suggested that other European countries would follow in Britains footsteps and leave the EU.
Hollande, the French president, retorted by saying Europe did not need to be told what to do by outsiders.
Europe will be ready to pursue transatlantic cooperation, but it will based on its interests and values, Hollande said on Monday. It does not need outside advice to tell it what to do.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Next will be financial smack down of the Golden Urinator and his meddling in their Elections. They are aware of Putin's false flag operations in their Elections.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)I'm no surprise that they virtually told Dump to stick his "advice" up his ass.
Ye gods, this man is an embarrassment.
dalton99a
(81,730 posts)FarCenter
(19,429 posts)moondust
(20,042 posts)the followup question should have been: "Have you ever heard of the concept of deterrence? Perhaps that never comes up when you're making deals to enrich yourself?"
malaise
(269,503 posts)but robbing the government
Solly Mack
(90,814 posts)I miss living in Germany.
flamingdem
(39,346 posts)Gawd now we're just "outsiders" instead of major allies..
JI7
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