Trump: Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia'

Associated Press · 102.3K views · 2018-07-11 · 1:35

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Overview

An AP clip from the July 2018 NATO breakfast in Brussels in which Donald Trump says a gas pipeline leaves Germany totally controlled by and captive to Russia.

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Cited in energy-crisis threads as evidence that Germany's dependence on Russian energy was flagged years before 2022.

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Geopolitics & foreign policy US politics & elections

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hn_throwaway_99 · 2023-09 · Reference
I'm definitely no fan of Trump, but if you separate the messenger from the message here, he's actually totally correct here: [VIDEO] Cheap Russian energy was the drug that Germany got hooked on. Every viewer of after-school specials knows you shouldn't get hooked on the drug dealer's freebies.
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TrispusAttucks · 2022-08 · Reference
Yep. They've been warned about this danger for years. Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia' (2018) [VIDEO]
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ibeckermayer · 2022-07 · Reference
Related content "Trump: Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia'" [VIDEO] German bureaucrats laugh at Trump after he says the country could become totally dependent on Russian energy: [LINK]
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