BERLIN: US President Barack Obama, on a farewell visit to Europe, said Thursday he hoped Donald Trump would “stand up” to Russia but added he was “cautiously optimistic” about his successor in the White House.
Speaking in Berlin, Obama also praised as an “outstanding” international partner his host Angela Merkel, seen by many as a new standard bearer of liberal democracy as the world tensely awaits how Trump will reshape the global order.
In a joint news conference, Obama and Merkel stressed the need for a strong Nato, free trade and action on climate change, as Western leaders brace for potentially radical …read more
Source: theSun
