The most likely ‘truth’ here is that Trump neither understands nor wishes to understand the complexities of European politics, nor the deep history behind them. He merely wants everybody to do what he says, since he, of course, is the smartest guy in the room.
So paradoxical that support for Russia is strong in post-communist parts of Europe that used to be more or less under the control from Moscow
The most likely ‘truth’ here is that Trump neither understands nor wishes to understand the complexities of European politics, nor the deep history behind them. He merely wants everybody to do what he says, since he, of course, is the smartest guy in the room.