BRUSSELS: Chancellor on Wednesday said that makes “independent decisions”, firing back at US President after he accused Berlin of being a “captive” of Russia.
“I myself have also experienced a part of Germany being occupied by the ,” Merkel, who grew up in communist East Germany, said as she arrived at a tense .
“I am very glad that we are united today in freedom as the Federal Republic of Germany and that we can therefore also make our own independent policies and make our own independent decisions.”
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