Born, Trump again attacks Germany. Extraordinary meeting

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12 July 2018 Extraordinary Extraordinary Meeting of the Atlantic Council after the Threat of Donald Trump to Parade the United States of the Alliance in the Absence of an Immediate Increase in Military Expenditures of the Countries members. This is learned in Brussels. Trump, according to various sources, during his speech during the working session devoted to relations between NATO and Ukraine, returned to the attack
Germany And he also turned to the other allies with tones even harder than those used yesterday.

US President Donald Trump resumes his duties early in the second day of the NATO summit with a new tweet against Germany, Europe and NATO spending and the trading node. "The US Presidents," tweeted, "have been trying for years without success to charge Germany and other wealthy nations of their protection against Russia," but "only pay for it." a fraction of the cost ". The United States is paying tens of billions of dollars in extra to subsidize Europe, and they are losing a lot on trade! "

Presidents have tried unsuccessfully for years to get to Germany and other countries.They pay only a fraction of their cost.The United States pays tens of billions of dollars too much to subsidize Europe, and loses big on trade!

– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2018

And then continues: "All born nations they must respect their commitment of 2%, and this must eventually rise to 4%! "US President Donald Trump confirms it on Twitter before the start of the second day of the summit.New attack on Germany also on the North Stream 2:" In addition, Germany has just started paying to Russia, a country for which it wants protection, billions of dollars for its energy needs from a new Russian pipeline.It is not acceptable!

… In addition to all this, the Germany has just started paying Russia, the country it wants protection from, billions of dollars for its energy needs from a new Russian pipeline.National nations must respect their commitment of 2%, and that must go up to 4%!

– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2018

Yesterday the president had badured to have of "very good relations "with German Chancellor Angela Merkel:" We discuss military spending and trade. We have very good relations, "said Trump during his meeting with Merkel, after accusing Berlin of" enriching Russia "a few hours ago with its purchases of gas and not contributing enough to the expenses of the

Trump has formally asked NATO allies to increase to 4% the percentage of GDP spent on defense spending, although most allies are still far away from the world. The goal of 2% set in 2014 for 2024. Next, the US leader tweeted: "What good is NATO if Germany pays Russia billions of dollars for gas and gasoline? ;energy? Why only 5 countries out of 29 have respected their commitment? The United States is paying for the protection of Europe and is losing billions of dollars in trade. [gli altri Paesi, ndr] pays 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.

What good is NATO if Germany pays billions of dollars to Russia for gas and gasoline? energy Why are there only 5 countries out of 29 Their commitment The United States pay for the protection of Europe, then lose billions on trade Must pay IMMEDIATELY 2% of GDP, not here 2025.

– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 11 July 2018

Full operation Hub Naples, reaffirmation of commitment 2% Full operation of the hub Naples Regional Office, commitment to reduce defense spending to 2% of GDP in all member countries, strengthening the emergency response forces by 2020: these are the decisions taken in the final declaration adopted by the NATO summit Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also announced that Macedonia had been "invited" to become the 30th member of the Alliance

[19659010] Count: thanks to Italy more attention Born to the challenges of the South "Complete operation for the Hub of Naples. Thanks to Italy, the increased attention of NATO to the challenges of Southern Europe, "said Prime Minister Conte, in a tweet at the end of the first day of the summit from NATO to Brussels

in Italy more attention from NATO to the challenges of southern Europe #NatoSummit

– GiuseppeConte (@GiuseppeConteIT) 11 July 2018

Macron to the Allies: "Not weaken the Alliance" "Do not weaken the Alliance". It is the call that Emmanuel Macron addressed to other countries at the NATO summit in Brussels, as learned from sources in the world. ;Elysium. highlighted four priorities: the effectiveness of the defenses, the effectiveness of the fight against terrorism, modernity in the management of resources, the unity of the Alliance. "This unit – says Macron – is not possible without a balanced distribution of responsibilities and responsibilities" margin of the summit, Macron also had a bilateral meeting with Trump on trade, NATO and Syria, in saying not to share the criticism of the US leader to the German leadership.

"Russia's caution, we explain it": Donald Trump's hint to the NATO summit is to North Stream 2, the controversial project to double the natural gas lines from Russia to Russia. Germany, across the Baltic Sea, which pits Berlin against the United States and the Baltic states and Eastern Europe. The Figures The pipeline – at a cost of 9.5 billion euros and 1,200 km long – is expected to guarantee, from 2020, the pbadage of 55 billion meters cubes of gas in Germany (parallel to a line just as big and fuznione since 2012). Four of the five countries, whose territorial waters are involved in the project, have given their authorization (Russia, Finland, Sweden and Germany), while the procedure in Denmark is still ongoing. With Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2, the Russian public energy giant Gazprom bypbades Ukraine, a politically hostile territory that once blocked, even partially, the transit of gas from Russian oil fields. During the first quarter of 2018, Nord Stream accounted for the first Russian gas supply route to the EU (36% of the total against 34% of the route through Ukraine ), according to the European Commission.

[19659010] Who opposes Nord Stream 2 does not like at all the Ukraine, which sees the Russian gas transit contracts expire in 2019 and fears losing revenue from tariffs of transit paid by Moscow. But the project does not even like the so-called "Four of Visegrad": the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and especially Poland. According to them, the construction of the pipeline contradicts the European objective of diversification of sources of gas supply and increases the energy dependence vis-à-vis Moscow. The position is shared by the European Commission, but has found no legal basis to stop the initiative.

Who participates in the project In the initial project, Gazprom had five partners: the Dutch Shell, the German Uniper and Wintershall, the French Engie and the Austrian Omv. Due to the opposition of the Polish antitrust, these companies left the Nord Stream 2 consortium, leaving Gazprom as sole shareholder, but they managed to keep a foot in the project: they will participate as lenders of nearly half of the total value, with 4.75 billion euros. Project participants justify the doubling of Nord Stream, saying that over the next 20 years, the EU will have to increase its gas imports by 120 billion cubic meters to meet growing demand, but the data for the future energy needs of Europe will not be unanimously shared by badysts

The pipeline that divides Germany and the United States The Baltic gas pipeline would make it possible. Germany the main hub of European gas. The German authorities have already given their green light, and in May began the first laying work in German territorial waters. At the bilateral meeting in Sochi in May, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their intention to go forward. Merkel managed to make the Kremlin leader promise that the gas will continue to cross Ukraine even after the completion of Nord Stream, "if economically viable." Berlin is seeking a compromise in this way and has already asked for guarantees in Moscow in this respect. Germany seems determined, despite the clouds looming over the Russian energy industry and its potential partners. Article 257 of the US law of August 2, 2017 authorizes new sanctions against Moscow, explicitly mentioning Nord Stream 2 and inviting the head of the White House to oppose it. At the same time, sanctions are also imposed on any company, even non-American, that contributes to the development of Russian pipelines. The Minister of Economy, Peter Altmaier, accused the United States of wanting to sabotage the project, because he is interested in increasing shale gas exports to Europe. Even for the Kremlin, Washington's motive for opposition is commercial. Moscow has always maintained that the project was only of an economic nature and that it was in line with EU energy security policies. The new gas pipeline, however, seems to worry the United States on the military front, because – said in the past the under-secretary of state for American energy diplomacy, Sandra Oudkirk – would allow Moscow to place under the Baltic tools and surveillance technologies Western countries