Germany’s leader says all countries must respect existing borders, in a rebuttal of Trump
Associated PressBERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and suggested that expansionist comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are meeting with “incomprehension” among European leaders. He said it was a longstanding central principle that “borders must not be moved by force,” a principle that Russian President Vladimir Putin violated with his war in Ukraine. He said that during Wednesday’s discussions “a certain incomprehension became clear regarding current comments from the U.S.” “The principle of the inviolability of borders applies to every country, regardless of whether it lies to the east of us or the west, and every state must keep to it, regardless of whether it is a small country or a very powerful state,” Scholz said. The center-left Social Democrat, who is seeking a second term in an early election next month, also noted that NATO is “a central pillar of the transatlantic relationship.” At his news conference on Tuesday, Trump said he believes that NATO should dramatically increase its spending targets, with members committing to spend at least 5% of their GDPs on defense spending, up from the current 2%.
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