MUNICH — Germany’s defense chief on Friday hit President Trump’s dismissive attitude toward Washington’s European allies, giving a frosty reception to U.S. envoys at the largest conclave of U.S. and European officials since the inauguration.
Trump has offered the most direct challenge to the trans-Atlantic security alliance in its post-World War II history, calling NATO “obsolete,” welcoming Britain’s decision to split from the European Union and holding back from criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in 2014 redrew European borders by annexing Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
In comments shortly before his inauguration, Trump equated his relationships with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
