TRUMP: GERMANY "CAPTIVE TO RUSSIA"

Trump claims Germany 'totally controlled' by Russia, airs list of grievances

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times - Updated: 10:12 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Opening the NATO summit in Brussels with a bang Wednesday, President Trump blasted Germany for a pipeline project that he said made Germany “totally controlled by Russia.”

“I think it’s very sad when Germany makes a massive oil and gas deal with Russia where we’re supposed to be guarding against Russia,” Mr. Trump said at a breakfast with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Mr. Trump said Germany was “captive to Russia” and urged NATO to look into the issue.

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“The former chancellor of Germany is head of the pipeline company that’s supplying the gas,” Mr. Trump said. “You tell me, is that appropriate? I’ve been complaining about this from the time I got here.”

Mr. Trump’s charges flipped the narrative about Russia, which previously centered on his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump’s summit next with with Mr. Putin in Helsinki, Finland, has been criticized for giving Moscow and NATO equal billing.

The president was calling out the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany’s northeastern Baltic coast, which would bypass Eastern European nations and double the amount of gas that Russia can pipe directly to Germany.

The pipeline already has opponents among some NATO nations.

“Very bad thing for NATO,” Mr. Trump said. “I think we have to talk to Germany about it.”

Mr. Trump also criticized Germany for failing to spend the agreed upon 2 percent of GDP on NATO defense.

The cost-sharing issue tops Mr. Trump’s agenda for the NATO summit.

At the breakfast, Mr. Stoltenberg defended Germany’s pipeline deal, saying all the countries of Europe should be able to work together.

“I think that two world wars and the Cold War taught us that we are stronger together than apart,” he told Mr. Trump.

Mr. Stoltenberg also said that NATO leaders are looking forward to Mr. Trump’s summit with Mr. Putin.

Later Wednesday, Mr. Trump met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the summit.

“We’re having a great meeting,” Mr. Trump told reporters. “We have a very, very good relationship with the chancellor.”

He said they were discussing military spending and trade.

Ms. Merkel said they were discussing migration and trade. She said Germany was “good partners” with the U.S.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/11/trump-opening-summit-with-wary-nato-allies/?

My comments: Energy and Oil are the Life Blood of every nation. Trump is right, Germany has prostrated itself to Russia with this pipe line deal. Add this to the fact that Germany has prostrated itself to islam, and we are witnessing the Death of a nation.