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.
