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22-11-2024, 07:35 AM
Born in Hamburg in what was then West Germany in 1954, her father's work took the family to Brandenburg in the former East Germany when she was a baby.
She confirms a famous story that Putin brought his large Labrador to a private meeting with her. It is well-known that an earlier incident left Merkel with a phobia of dogs, but Putin has denied doing it on purpose to intimidate her.
She also says he regularly arrived late for the purpose of making people wait.
She goes on to describe him as singularly preoccupied with the United States, as if longing for the days of the Cold War.
Trump was fascinated by "my East German background and my relationship with Putin. He was clearly very fascinated by the Russian president," Merkel says, adding: "In the years that followed, I had the impression that has was captivated by politicians with autocratic and dictatorial tendencies."
"He claimed that I had ruined Germany by taking in so many refugees in 2015 and 2016, accused us of spending too little on defense and criticized us for unfair trade practices," according to Merkel.
Merkel suggests that Trump saw everything through the eyes of a real estate mogul, and did not appear to understand the intertwined global economy, complaining about German cars on New York City streets.
In the book, Merkel admits to being hesitant to accelerate Kyiv's bid to join NATO.
She also claims that at the time, only a minority of Ukrainians supported NATO membership, stressing the need for new NATO states to add to the overall security for all members.
https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-recalls-chi...a-70840829
She confirms a famous story that Putin brought his large Labrador to a private meeting with her. It is well-known that an earlier incident left Merkel with a phobia of dogs, but Putin has denied doing it on purpose to intimidate her.
She also says he regularly arrived late for the purpose of making people wait.
She goes on to describe him as singularly preoccupied with the United States, as if longing for the days of the Cold War.
Trump was fascinated by "my East German background and my relationship with Putin. He was clearly very fascinated by the Russian president," Merkel says, adding: "In the years that followed, I had the impression that has was captivated by politicians with autocratic and dictatorial tendencies."
"He claimed that I had ruined Germany by taking in so many refugees in 2015 and 2016, accused us of spending too little on defense and criticized us for unfair trade practices," according to Merkel.
Merkel suggests that Trump saw everything through the eyes of a real estate mogul, and did not appear to understand the intertwined global economy, complaining about German cars on New York City streets.
In the book, Merkel admits to being hesitant to accelerate Kyiv's bid to join NATO.
She also claims that at the time, only a minority of Ukrainians supported NATO membership, stressing the need for new NATO states to add to the overall security for all members.
https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-recalls-chi...a-70840829
