Moment of truth for transatlantic relations? | DW News

The leaders of Germany and France will discuss the future of transatlantic relations with US President Joe Biden during a virtual mini-edition of the Munich Security Conference. DW's Richard Walker gives his take on some potentially thorny issues.

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[denisbaribeau]

"It's no longer possible for the US to expect the whole World to dance to their tune"

[pineapplesareyummy]

The whole purpose of the EU was to allow Europe to assert its interests, and reduce US influence from turning European countries into colonies. Germany has the best foreign policy in Europe. It is good to see that Germany is clear-headed and acting for European interests. Germany has been the indispensable nation courted by all, and has growing ties with Russia, China and other key countries.

[ramsayelias]

"America does not have friends or enemies they just have interest", , "America is for the Americans", Monrow.

[stevengreidinger]

Germany should take the opportunity to aggressively implement a clean energy strategy aiming to rid the country of fossil fuels whatsoever. Adding to natural gas infrastructure while financing Russian aggression in Ukraine is backsliding on two different fronts.

[christianthomsen]

Why is germany decidcing a dumb china policy, for all of europe?

[aeroengr]

Germany: *rallying EU againts Russian threat*
Also Germany: *willing to depend on Russian gas*

[eddiel]

The EU is hilarious, pretends it’s holier than though and doesn’t actually give two 💩

[Bagunka]

0:55 what’s the point of putting a plastic bag on a mic?

[zendragallhauser]

Trump or someone like him will come back, so let’s don’t trust those crazy people

[felixfrost]

another trumps a given, you think the last election was weird? wait till 2024

[ameyas]

Germany: We must have our own China policy....and that policy is to give China more economic goodies for their excellent efforts in Hong Kong, Uighur, India, Nepal crushing democratic values and human rights....not to mention their wonderful contribution of Wuhan Virus to the world..

[elwoodzmake]

Jared looks like a 13 year old who prepared for this all his life :D

[markopodganjek]

NS2 is not important. Just additional pipeline. Europe has already more then enough pipelines for import from Russia, so one more doesn't change anything.
But relation with China is much, much more important. 100 times more.

[s.leemccauley]

Buden will be much less hostile to the EU than trump was. And Russia won't have an agent like they did with Trump. But he will not be a pushover.
I do not see germany being trusted as much. Their deals with China, Turkey and Russia calls for some distancing and may find trade to be somewhat reduced where the rest of the EU and India will see an increase. increase.

[johnb]

Russia is Europe too. America want's Europe divided so it can more easily rule it's Empire.

[elnorton]

Americans know BETTER what is good for Germany than German themselves do!
Be grateful, Germany!

[augustus]

I'm torn on this. On the one hand, we must stand up to the US because of the disgusting disrespect Trump showed us, and we should not follow in the hawkish footsteps of the US.
On the other hand, healthy US-EU relations have shaped our prosperity in the last 70 years, and Biden does really want to repair relations, so I'd say we should be open for it.

[chaospilot]

@DW News Please get a moderator for your comment section. Its full of bots and most comments so far don´t even make sense.

[warrentrout]

The US saved Europe three times. It's time for Europe to defend itself.

[Leo-fgsk]

Is here any germans to express your real opinion of Nord Stream 2, should it be sanctioned or not from a german perspective