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# President Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit by Claiming Germany Is ‘Controlled’ by Russia

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## Video: President Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit by Claiming Germany Is ‘Controlled’ by Russia

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_Published 2018-07-11. President Donald Trump claimed a pipeline project has made Germany “totally controlled” by and “captive to Russia” during a combative breakfast Wednesday that kicked off what was already expected to be a fraught NATO summit._


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## Transcript

We're protecting Germany, we're protecting France, we're protecting all of these countries and then numerous of the countries go out and make a pipeline deal with Russia where they're paying billions of dollars into the coffers of Russia. So we're supposed to protect you against Russia, but they're paying billions of dollars to Russia and I think that's very inappropriate and a former Chancellor of Germany is the head of the pipeline company that's supplying the gas. Ultimately Germany will have almost 70 % of their country controled by Russia with natural gas. So you tell me, is that appropriate?

I mean, I've been complaining about this from the time I got in. It should have never been allowed to have Happened. But Germany is totally controlled by Russia. Because they were getting from 60 to 70 % of thier energy from Russia. And a new pipeline. And you tell me if that's appropritate. Because I think it's not. And I think it's a very bad thing for NATO. And I don't think it should have happened. And I think we have to talk to Germany about it.

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