Sunday, March 15, 2015

McCain calls Germany a Russia 'appeaser'

McCain launched a broadside against Steinmeier, accusing him of being "in the Neville Chamberlain school of diplomacy" for not toughening Berlin's stance on Russia's interference in Ukraine.

"The foreign minister of Germany is the same guy that refuses - and his government - to enact any restrictions on the behaviour of Vladimir Putin, who is slaughtering Ukrainians as we speak," McCain told reporters.

"He doesn't have any credibility in any way to me."
Steinmeier had earlier criticized US Republican senators for sending a letter to Iran over the nuclear talks, fearing it could undermine Tehran's confidence in the negotiations at a critical juncture .... http://www.thelocal.de