German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned that Europe can “no longer completely rely on the White House”. And “to maintain our partnership with the USA we must readjust it”. The first “clear consequence” is that Europe must “align ourselves even more closely”. And he urged “Europe must not let itself be divided however sharp the verbal attacks and absurd the tweets may be.”
Maas also warned Trump, as the latter is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, that “unilateral deals at the expense of one’s own partners also harm the US in the end.”
