The German defence minister said she did not understand the US President's comments that her country was "totally controlled" by and "captive to Russia".
Speaking at an event in Brussels at the sidelines of the NATO summit on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen said Germany had "a lot of issues" with Russia but that Chancellor Angela Merkel had been communicating with Russian President Vladimir Putin for years.
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