KRUEN, Germany—With a “Bavarian breakfast” of soft pretzels, oompah music and frothy beer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel treated US President Barack Obama to a folksy welcome Sunday to drive home the enduring strength of transatlantic ties.
As fighting in Ukraine flares and Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to exploit any cracks in the united Western front on sanctions, Merkel gave Obama a homely reception heavy on symbolism.
Before the other Group of Seven leaders got down to business at a summit at the luxury Elmau Castle resort nestled in the German Alps, close allies Merkel and Obama visited the idyllic …read more
Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
