MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump cannot get involved in Germany’s domestic affairs, regarding its gas contracts with Russia, Dr. Roland Hartwig, vice-chairman of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s parliamentary group in the Bundestag, told Sputnik.
« The US president is not entitled to get himself involved in matters of German national sovereignty, » Hartwig said.
The lawmaker stressed that Trump’s criticism of Germany over its reliance on Russian oil and gas « should be strongly rejected. »
« There is absolutely no need for Germany to reconsider its support to the Nord Stream 2 project, » Hartwig said.
The lawmaker added that the United States had been concerned over any rapprochement between Russia and Germany for decades, fearing that « it might diminish the economic and military importance of the US to Europe. »
Last week, Trump slammed Germany over its reliance on Russia for gas and support for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Trump also said earlier he found it unacceptable that Germany was paying billions for Russian gas and planning to build a new pipeline Nord Stream 2, while the United States had to defend it as a NATO ally, spending much more than Berlin on defense.
