Merkel fires back at Trump: Germany makes ‘independent decisions’


Team Udayavani, Jul 12, 2018, 9:40 AM IST

Brussels: Chancellor Angela Merkel today said Germany makes “independent decisions”, firing back at US President Donald Trump after he accused Berlin of being a “captive” of Russia.

“I myself have also experienced a part of Germany being occupied by the Soviet Union,” Merkel, who grew up in communist East Germany, said as she arrived at a tense NATO summit.

“I am very glad that we are united today in freedom as the Federal Republic of Germany and that we can therefore also make our own independent policies and make our own independent decisions.

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