We all remember ol’ flexibles sweet whispers to Putin. And how Obama did little in the face of Putins expansion into Ukraine, while Hillary was making uranium deals with Russian oligarchs. Obama did litte to stop Russia’s from trying to influence the election.
Meanwhile Trump is trying to kill a new pipeline from Russia to Europe which would give Putin lots on new money and therefore have even more power on the world stage.
Who’s wants to give Putin more money and power… Your favorite euro leftist, Angela Merkel’s and crew…
“Donald Trump is starting to get under Angela Merkel’s skin.”
“Merkel’s chancellery team is concerned at the prospect of further hardball tactics from the Trump administration after fending off U.S. efforts to turn her European Union partners against a new gas pipeline between Germany and Russia”
Not necessarily. That gas is already shipped west through the Ukraine. The main thing the new pipeline accomplishes is making it cheaper for Germany by cutting out the middleman. That said I don’t really agree with it but then again I’m not German.
I am a little confused by the philosophy of Trumpism being about economic Nationalism telling other sovereigns what to do.
I mean… I get that the administration is against this to try to reign in Russian influence and be able to sell natural gas to Germany… but if Germany wants to get cheap petrol from Russia isn’t in their economic and Nationalist interest to do so?
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We all remember ol’ flexibles sweet whispers to Putin. And how Obama did little in the face of Putins expansion into Ukraine, while Hillary was making uranium deals with Russian oligarchs. Obama did litte to stop Russia’s from trying to influence the election.
Meanwhile Trump is trying to kill a new pipeline from Russia to Europe which would give Putin lots on new money and therefore have even more power on the world stage. [/quote]
Who kicked Russia out of the G-8, enacted tough sanctions on Russia and started arming the Ukrainians? Obama. Who wants Russia back in the G-8, is against additional sanctions on Russia, ignores enacting them after congress passes them, actively removes sanctions from Russia, ignores Russian aggression against Ukraine(Donbas, Kerch), thinks Crimea should be part of Russia because they speak Russian, believes Putin over his own intelligence agencies? Trump. Trump big strong man
If the era of Trumpism that each nation operates in their own best interest… then what right does The US have in interfering in what Germany believes is in it’s best interest?
I get your point. Just because Trump tells Merkle what he thinks they should do, does not mean he does not expect her to do what’s is in Germany best interest.
