WASHINGTON — Mission unaccomplished.
NATO leaders converged on the American capital to celebrate the alliance’s 70th anniversary this week determined not to let the gathering devolve into recriminations over burden-sharing and other disagreements.
U.S. President Donald Trump had other plans. And as usual when it comes to NATO, they involved Germany.
“I’ll be talking about Germany, I always talk about Germany,” Trump said during a White House meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in the run-up to the celebration. “Germany, to be honest, is not paying their fair share.”
Trump said that while he has “great feeling” for Germany (claiming, falsely, that his father …read more
Source: European Voice
