Trump Slams Allies in favor of Putin (again)...

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(07-16-2018, 12:37 PM)bfine32 Wrote: That and Natural Gas and coal.

We get about 2% of our oil from Russia. Germany gets about 40% from them. So yeah, comparing the 2 doesn't make much sense.

Just thought it odd that you applaud Merkle as being the "Leader of the Free World" when her country is probably in bed with Russia as much as any country in the world.

#witchhunt
#fakenews




All seriousness aside Germany has a better trade relationship with Russia than the US.

https://www.dw.com/en/german-russian-trade-picking-up-sharply/a-42564278

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2018/07/15/on-trade-trump-uncharacteristically-silent-even-as-u-s-russia-trade-balance-worsens/#d42347d26b29

Quote:Remember, how Trump ripped into Merkle for Germany's dependence on Russian gasoline? The United States receives more of its imported gasoline from Russia than any other nation on Earth except our neighbor, Canada, which has a network of pipelines into the United States.

And the gap between the two nations -- Canada and Russia -- is narrowing. Last year, 22% of our gasoline game from Canada, with 14% from Russia. So far this year, those percentages are separated by six percentage points, 19% to 13%. In May alone, the latest data available from our government, the spread is four points, 18% to 14%.