German Defense Minister for Trump: “overestimated his influence on Putin”

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said today, after the fruitless telephone conversation between US and Russian leaders that US President Donald Trump did not properly assess his influence on Russian bond. “I suspect he mistakenly appreciated his negotiating position,” Pistorius told Deutschlandfunk radio station. The EU is currently processing a new package of sanctions against Russia, and Pistorius pointed out that it remains to be seen if Washington will adopt these measures. The German minister also stressed that a lot of money is still flowing to the Moscow war fund, mainly through energy revenue. Recently, according to European diplomacy leader Kaya Calas, the European Union has approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia aimed at the new tanker ghosts of the country’s shadow fleet that help Moscow to bypass the penalties affecting Russian exports. ‘The European Union has approved […]
Source: News Beast

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