Don't forget Crimea and Aleppo, German minister warns Trump

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen answers questions during a Reuters interview in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany supports a dialogue between the United States and Russia, but Donald Trump must not ignore Russian actions in Crimea and Aleppo when he sits down with President Vladimir Putin, the German defence minister said on Friday.

Speaking at an event in Berlin, Ursula von der Leyen also said that NATO would be "dead" if any one of its members refused to come to the defence of another that was under attack.