mo4ch:>‘We won’t let the Americans blackmail us’: German MPs lash out at US threats over NATO spending | Mo4ch News
German lawmakers have fired back at threats made by the US envoy to Berlin, Richard Grenell, describing his ultimatum demanding higher defense spending as outrageous and extortionary.Thomas Hitschler, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), described the ambassador’s remarks as “highly problematic” and “indecent.” He added that Grenell’s criticisms of Germany’s financial contribution towards NATO do not correspond with reality.Hitschler described how Pentagon officials had praised Berlin’s defense commitments during a recent visit he’d made to Washington.The secretary-general of the SPD, Lars Klingbeil, went one step further, accusing Grenell of trying to bully Berlin.
“We will not be blackmailed by the Americans,” he told the Augsburger Allgemeine.Also on rt.comUS needles Berlin with threat to relocate German-based troops to ‘welcoming’ PolandThe spat began earlier this week when Grenell demanded that Germany increase its defense spending, arguing that it was “really insulting …
“We will not be blackmailed by the Americans,” he told the Augsburger Allgemeine.Also on rt.comUS needles Berlin with threat to relocate German-based troops to ‘welcoming’ PolandThe spat began earlier this week when Grenell demanded that Germany increase its defense spending, arguing that it was “really insulting …