PARIS: With fears growing in Europe over Donald Trump’s commitment to the transatlantic alliance and over signs he will pivot towards Russia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warns that Europe now has to take responsibility for itself
EU heavyweights Germany and France led a sharp European response to US President-elect Donald Trump Monday after he branded NATO “obsolete” and said more countries would leave the EU after Britain.
In a hard-hitting interview with two European newspapers, Trump unleashed a volley of verbal attacks on Europe and criticised German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “catastrophic” decision to open Germany’s borders to Syrian refugees.
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Source: The Manila Times
