Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has bid farewell to European allies, capping his final trip to Europe as president with reassurances of America’s enduring support and calls for allies to stand up to Russia.
The U.S. leader left Berlin Friday after a four-day tour of the region that started with Greece, the cradle of western-style democracy, where he reflected on the importance of fighting for democratic values, and ended in Germany, Europe’s top economy whose Chancellor, Angela Merkel, is regarded as Europe’s most influential leader.
The top item on Obama’s agenda was reassuring nervous European allies about the future of Transatlantic relations …read more
Source: Voice of America
