DISINFO: Germans trust Russia more than the US in the context of TTIP

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DISINFO: Germans trust Russia more than the US in the context of TTIP

SUMMARY

Germans trust Russia more than the US in the context of TTIP, according to Angela Merkel.

RESPONSE

RT are referring to a high level event of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) where Merkel held a speech, in which she did not say that Germans trust Russia over the US, but hinted at the idea that the opposition to TTIP could be politically motivated by anti-Americanism.

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