KW: It is to be hoped that Trumps strategy of putting sanctions on countries doing normal business with other countries that Trump doesn’t like will cause a reaction that means countries like Germany tell the U.S. where to go . Add to this sort of nonsense is the demand that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons while the U.S. itself carries out war drills with the South Koreans and you can see that no progress can be made unless the world goes its own way and stand independent of U.S. hegemony. Add to this Trumps statement that Germany in particular are not contributing toward NATO enough and that this will be corrected and if you’re Merkel you would think you should start looking for new friends

“Trump’s strategy seems to be to force us to buy their more expensive gas, but as long as LNG is not competitive, Europe will not agree to some sort of racket and pay extortionate prices,” an EU official said.

Source: Trump Gives Merkel An Ultimatum: Drop Russian Gas Pipeline Or Trade War Begins | Zero Hedge