Merkel and Biden reaffirm transatlantic ties, but disagreements remain | DW News

Chancellor Angela Merkel is in the US for probably the last visit before she leaves office, as severe flooding engulfs parts of western Germany. Nord Stream 2 was a key topic in her talks with President Joe Biden.

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[jnusslein]

Pray for Germany 🇩🇪
Wish the flood harms no one

[mortuos]

Germanys responsibility is not to please the US.
so whether the have been "disappointed multiple times" is not of relevance.

[danirezaeva]

God I hope Germany soon distances itself further from the USA

[Wolfangs]

When the US says "friend", understand "puppet"

[elisacici]

If EU use US natur gas, is EU depend on US. What is difference? Take care of your domestic problems and make your people safe and happy. Why must US interfere other countries ?

[prdamico]

yee, Biden loves her so much he tapped her

[zentaoking]

I do believe Biden should have a English translator as well so we can understand him clearly

[tussilein]

FREE Julian Assange an Isolation Cell
23 hours a day....In an English Maximum Security Prison
for Exposing u.s.a. War Crimes in Iraq

[liongsusanto]

Germany is not american vassal anymore

[marcussixer]

That man better be Respectful to our mother

[Arifin]

One more thing, she knows exactly ww2 made german, europe and russia suffer...many casualties, no need tightened conflict

[ongbookok]

No such things as friendships between countries. When interests converged, you will be friends, and divert, may be enemy. US interest is hurt badly with the Chinese rise, and worried losing its no. 1 position, and could not handle China alone. German is a ‘good’ allies to wretch the rise of China. Germany just got to weight her priority and interest.

[krzywygeneral]

In alternate history Poland would respond to Nord Stream 2 with nuclear power plant on German border, but that’s only in alternate history, where Poland actually has something called “foreign politics”.

[jheartu]

Im from Korea and everyone knows why Korean War occurred and what happened during the war. Lots of people from all around the world died in Korea and Korea was destroyed completely and people who manufacture war weapons become rich. There are people who can make money by the war and they are happy by making others miserable. We are all same people and have same emotions and should cooperate each other no matter what we think differently. Russians, Chinese, Germany, Israel, Palestine, We are all equal and not different. Don't be used by greedy politicians.

[markrossiter]

Enough giving US respect they don't deserve. The US need to step down from their egotistical high horse. Hollywood & mainstream media social psychological days are gone!!

[sadeaton]

One wonders if Joe forced himself on Angela...

[HeatherMaxon]

Of course he likes her, she's like him.

[VulcanOnWheels]

Am I correct in understanding that what was said about the Schengen countries makes it harder or impossible for someone from The Netherlands to go to the USA?

[diegoyuiop]

The question is not:"Are the Americans good?" But rather "Are the Americans better than the alternative? "

[rollingdownfalling]

I sometimes wonder whether DW is an American media outlet rather than 'Deutsch' Welle. A lot of your report are more or less aligned with American interests rather than the interest of your native land. I guess Germany has Americanized quite a bit. I mean you guys are starting to celebrate Halloween is a good sign of cultural adaptation.