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 by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) June 17, 2020
US President Donald Trump will host Poland's President Andrzej Duda at the White House for wide-ranging talks next week, the White House said on Wednesday. The June 24 summit comes four days ahead of a presidential election in the EU nation delayed by the coronavirus, with opinion polls suggesting a liberal opposition candidate could oust government-backed Duda. "As close partners and NATO allies, the United States and Poland continue to expand our cooperation across a wide range of issues," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. "President Trump and President Duda will discuss further advancing our cooperation on defense, as well as trade, energy, and telecommunications security," she added. Long considered the hands-down election favorite, Duda appeared this week to be losing support as the economic hardship triggered by Poland's coronavirus lockdown began to bite.
Behind troop cut, bitter spite between Trump and Merkel Washington (AFP) June 16, 2020 President Donald Trump has clashed with plenty of US allies. But toward German Chancellor Angela Merkel, he appears to hold special enmity. Trump's abrupt announcement that he will reduce US troops in Germany by half to 25,000 - a decision that has brought concern across NATO - is the culmination of mounting tensions between the leaders of the Western alliance's two most populous nations. Trump called Germany a "delinquent" to NATO - a reference to its failure to meet a target of spending two ... read more
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