US President Donald Trump appears unsuccessfully to break away from a handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron before a working lunch ahead of a Nato Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters.
BRUSSELS: Diplomacy can be a white-knuckle ride at times, and that is never truer than when Donald Trump is involved.
In a series of strange incidents in Brussels, Trump engaged in a hand-crunching standoff with French President Emmanuel Macron, shoved aside the Prime Minister of Montenegro in his enthusiasm to put himself front and centre for a photo opportunity, and then resumed his arm-wrenching duel with Macron.
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