German president worries about 'irreparable damage' to U.S. ties


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018

FILE PHOTO - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks during a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko following their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

BERLIN (Reuters) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed concern on Tuesday that Europe's relations with the United States could suffer irreparable damage, and urged Washington not to view the world as a boxing ring "in which everyone fights everyone".

His comments follow President Donald Trump's decision to impose import tariffs on metals from the European Union and his criticism of Germany's political leadership.

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