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catbyte

(34,170 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:59 AM Jun 2020

Embattled at Home, Trump Finds Himself Isolated Abroad, Too

After years of snubs and American unilateralism, European allies have stopped looking to the president for leadership, and are turning their backs on him.

By Steven Erlanger

BRUSSELS — With American cities burning and the coronavirus still raging, killing more people than in any other country, President Trump also has growing problems overseas. He has never before been so isolated and ignored, even mocked.

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That was evidenced most obviously this week by the decision of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, not to attend the Group of 7 meeting Mr. Trump wanted so badly in Washington this month to show that the virus was behind him and the world was returning to normal.

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On Monday, as if to underline the American president’s isolation, it was to the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, that Mr. Trump placed a call, in which the two men discussed the virus, trade and “progress toward convening the G7,” the White House said.

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After nearly four years, Mr. Trump has no diplomatic accomplishments, Mr. Gomart said, listing failures on North Korea, the Middle East, a deterioration of relations with China and no improvement of relations with Russia. Instead, Mr. Macron believes that Mr. Trump has damaged European security through his unilateral abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal as well as nearly every arms control agreement with Russia.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/world/europe/trump-merkel-allies.html
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Embattled at Home, Trump Finds Himself Isolated Abroad, Too (Original Post) catbyte Jun 2020 OP
He is welcome in Russia alongwith . . . Iliyah Jun 2020 #1
k; r CatWoman Jun 2020 #2

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. He is welcome in Russia alongwith . . .
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 10:17 AM
Jun 2020

also welcome is the republican congress, shithole's administration, cabinet, family, cronies and all the unreal so called news stations and hate radio.

Matter of fact, why don't he and his cult immigrate to Russia.

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