European leaders and the White House do not exactly see eye to eye on a number of issues, particularly when it comes to Russia, but there is a major change in this dynamic: European officials and media have lately started blaming Barack Obama directly for what they see as bad decision-making on the part of the US president. “For years, Europe treated Mr. Obama as virtually untouchable, an off-limits... 

Germany and the United States will start negotiations this month on an agreement not to spy on each other, a senior German official has said. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, Ronald Pofalla, said on Monday that such an agreement can set a framework for future activities of western spying agencies, the Associated Press reported. Pofalla, who is responsible for coordinating the various...