Friendly fire: How united Is NATO?
By DW
02 December 2018 |
9:10 am
The NATO summit in the shadow of American scoldings: US president Donald Trump demands higher defense expenditures, especially from Germany. But there is growing concern Trump could be making agreements with Vladimir Putin - at the expense of long-standing allies.
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