German defence minister says diesel deal with Russia shows Trump is at a dead end

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius believes that US President Donald Trump's latest shift towards Russia is the result of intense domestic political pressure.

Source: dpa, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Speaking at an employers' conference in Berlin, Pistorius said Trump has his "back to the wall" with just a few weeks to go before the US midterm elections.

"History shows that whenever leaders are under pressure at home, they seek a way out with foreign policy," the minister said, adding that he believes Trump's move will backfire.

Background:

• Pistorius's comments came after Trump announced on 9 October that he had reached an agreement on supplies of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel from Russia following a conversation with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.
• The move has drawn sharp criticism from European allies and within the United States, as has Trump's call for the appointment of a new president of Ukraine to replace Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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