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Germany: US and EU’s leaders try to shore up Nato
Obama, May and others back Russia sanctions
OUTGOING US President Barack Obama sought to shore up Nato and free trade deals over lunch with European leaders yesterday.
Mr Obama dined in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British PM Theresa May and their Italian and Spanish counterparts Matteo Renzi and Mariano Rajoy.
A White House statement said the five had “affirmed the importance of continued co-operation through multilateral institutions, including Nato.”
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