EU council president calls out Donald Trump's 'transatlantic bickering' in face of Russia tension - Independent

14/3/2018

EU council president calls out Donald Trump's 'transatlantic bickering' in face of Russia tension
In thinly veiled tweet Donald Tusk says need for 'transatlantic unity' should be 'obvious' for Europe's 'real friends'

Jon Stone Brussels @joncstone

The president of the European Council has launched a thinly-veiled attack on Donald Trump’s approach to international relations, accusing the US president of “transatlantic bickering” in the face of apparent Russian aggression.

In a Wednesday afternoon tweet in which he did not explicitly name the US president, Donald Tusk said that the requirement for “transatlantic unity” should be “obvious” for Europe’s “real friends” after the US president pushed forward with tariffs on European steel and aluminium.

Mr Tusk cited the use of a nerve agent on European soil, the spread of state-sponsored fake news, and the meddling in elections as reasons for a coordinated response from the US and EU.