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ObamaCallsonTrumpto'StandUp'toRussia
LONDON—PresidentBarackObamabroughthismessageofAmerica’senduringunityandcooperationtotheheartofEuropeThursday,stressingtoGermansandallEuropeansthattheUnitedStateswillcontinuetoengagewiththeworld.
Obamacalledonhissuccessor,DonaldTrump,to“standup”toRussia,sayinghishopeisthatthepresident-electtakesa“similarlyconstructiveapproach”ashedid,“findingareaswherewecanco-operatewithRussiawhereourvaluesandinterestscollide.”
"Idon'texpectthepresident-electwillfollowexactlyourapproach,butmyhopeisthathedoesnotsimplytakearealpolitikapproachandsuggestifwecutsomedealswithRussia,evenifithurtspeopleorviolatesinternationalnormsorleavessmallercountriesvulnerableorleaveslong-termproblemsinregionslikeSyria,thatwedowhat'sconvenientatthetime,"ObamasaidduringanewsconferencewithGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelinBerlin.
TheU.S.leaderchoseGermanyasthemainstopofhisfinaloverseastouraspresident.ThecountryisEurope’stopeconomyandU.S.tradingpartner,animportantmemberofNATOandhosttothousandsofU.S.troops.
ObservershavealsosuggestedMerkelcouldbeemergingasthemostprominentliberalvoiceinaregionwherenationalistmovementsaregainingstrength.
“Therewillbenoreturntoaworldbeforeglobalization,”ObamaandMerkelwroteinajointeditorialpublishedintheGermanbusinessweeklyWirtschaftsWochebeforetheU.S.leader’sarrival.
Obama’smessagewasmeanttoreassureEuropeanleaderswhoarenervousaboutwhatsomeperceiveasAmerica’sturntowardisolationismasreflectedinremarksmadebyPresident-electDonaldTrumpduringhiscampaign.
TrumpcalledintoquestiontherelevanceofNATO,praisedBritain’sdecisiontoquittheEuropeanUnion,andcriticizedMerkel’spolicyofadmittinghundredsofthousandsofmigrants,mostofthemMuslims,intoEurope.Duringhiscampaign,TrumpreferredtoMerkelas“agreatworldleader,”butsaidherdecisionsonimmigrationissueswere“tragic”anda“catastrophe.”
AnalystssayMerkel’scallsformigrantquotasamongEUnationshavefuelednationalistmovementsacrossEurope,includingGermany,andwereakeyfactorinBritishvoters’JunedecisiontoleavetheEuropeanUnion.
Far-rightpopulistmovementshavealsomadegainsinGermanyfollowingthemigrantcrisis,andMerkel’spartyhassufferedlosses,includinginherhomestate.
Sheisnowweighingwhethertorunforafourthtermaschancellor.DuringhernewsconferencewithPresidentObama,shesaidthatdecisionwouldnotbeannouncedonThursday.
OnFriday,theoutgoingU.S.presidentwillmeetwithleadersofBritain,France,ItalyandSpainbeforeheadingtoPerufortheAsiaPacificEconomicCooperationsummit.