a positive but we don t have that dynamic anymore do you think that the germans or are they naive when they think about the threat posed by but let me well i think that the historically germany has has been less than them thoroughly. bust when it comes to vladimir putin. the idea that germany will for example become more dependent on russia for gas by building north stream is something that perplexes those of us who are looking at it from you so you agree with the troubled ministration that the pipeline deal should be x. y. i don t think it s just the trumpet ministration who thinks that i think the the administration s already europe think that i mean it s it s very few administrations that don t think that it s a obvious thing that that if you have russia which is a country that uses all of its power as leverage and has used gas as a weapon and it s turned off the gas on numerous occasions to fight with its
think that the historically germany has has been less than than thoroughly. robust when it comes to vladimir putin. the idea that germany will for example become more dependent on russia for gas by building north stream is something that perplexes those of us who are looking at it from you so you agree with the trove of ministration that the pipeline deal should be x. well i don t think it s just the trump administration who thinks that i think the the administration s already europe think that i mean it s it s very few administrations that don t think that it s a obvious thing that that if you have russia which is a country that uses all of its power as leverage and has used gas as a weapon and it s turned off the gas on numerous occasions to fight with its neighbors all of a sudden become more dependent on russian gas seems to be to meed to be something that i don t understand what standing in the way of germany passing the magnets yet
you do for the former president obama. germany or the german chancellor angela merkel it was useful to him he used her as a window into the mind of the letter but the mere putin so the relationship between germany and russia was considered a positive but we don t have that dynamic anymore do you think that the germans or are they naive when they think about the threat posed by but let me well i think that the historically germany has has been less than them thoroughly robust when it comes to vladimir putin. the idea that germany will for example become more depend. and on on russia for gas by building north stream is something that perplexes those of us who are looking at it from you so you agree with the troubled ministration that the pipeline deal should be x. y.
that the historically germany has has been less than than thoroughly. robust when it comes to vladimir putin. the idea that germany will for example become more dependent on russia for gas by building north stream is something that perplexes those of us who are looking at it from so you so you agree with the troubled ministration that the pipeline deal should be x. y. i don t think it s just the trump administration who thinks that i think the the administration s already europe think that i mean it s it s very few administrations that don t think that it s a obvious thing that that if you have russia which is a country that uses all of its power as leverage and has used gas as a weapon and it s turned off the gas on numerous occasions to fight with its neighbors all of a sudden become more dependent on russian gas seems to be to meed to be something that i don t understand what s standing in the way of germany passing the big news
he s the only one setting policy now to try to head off the tariffs. something that the american voters should know about now is europe already reacted to what the americans are doing right now on the trade side by moving at lightning speed to cut a new trade deal with japan. one of the very interesting things is that the rest of the world is not necessarily going to sit there and wait for this kind of negotiating strategy and dance. they are already trying to find ways to bolster alliances with each other to keep trade going. by the way, critical of president trump, yonker has been. interesting meeting between the two personalities. very much so coming on the heels of the president s rather destabilizing meeting to europe. rather destabilizing. a lot lost in the aftermath of helsinki. prior, nato, what he did in the uk, attacking allies left and right. calling out angela merkel for the pipeline deal they made and