Angela Merkel has pushed back against Donald Trump’s extraordinary tirade against Germany on the first day of the NATO summit in Brussels, denying her country was “totally controlled” by Russia and saying it made its own independent decisions and policies.
The Guardian: Angela Merkel hits back at Donald Trump at NATO summit
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L), NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (2R) walk at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, for the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, on July 11, 2018.
