Photo: DPADPA/The Local · 26 Aug 2016, 11:59Published: 26 Aug 2016 11:59 GMT+02:00Updated: 26 Aug 2016 11:59 GMT+02:00The Polish foreign minister has said that Germany all too often follows its own interests at the expense of its partners, as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to visit Warsaw. “We often see that [Germany's] intention is only follow its own goal,” Polish foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski said in an interview with DPA. “That damages European solidarity,” he warned, adding that Germany should not put relations with Moscow above those with Warsaw. Poland’s highest diplomat also criticized German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier for showing “doubt about strengthening the eastern flank [of Nato]”. Story continues below…Waszczykowski also called for Germany to play a more active role in maintaining European security and defence.

Source: The Local August 26, 2016 10:07 UTC