Europe can no longer rely on its allies, says Merkel after meeting Trump
'I have experienced this in the last few days. And that is why I can only say that we Europeans must really take our fate into our own hands'
29 May 2017 - 08:15
Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, pointing to bruising meetings of G7 wealthy nations and NATO last week. Merkel did not mention by name U.S. President Donald Trump, who criticized major NATO allies and refused to endorse a global climate change accord, but she told a packed beer tent in Munich that the days when Europe could completely count on others were "over to a certain extent".
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