"There's no room for suspicion between us," French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday, joining ... [+] others in demanding a response from President Joe Biden. Spokespeople for the National Security Agency and Biden administration did not immediately respond to Forbes' requests for comments. After the initial spying reports in 2013, Obama acknowledged that the actions "damaged [German] impressions" of its U.S. government allies and their joint cooperation on foreign intelligence. He reportedly apologized to Merkel and promised not to spy on the chancellor again. Further ReadingMacron, Merkel demand explanations from US, Denmark over spying report (France24)Danish secret service helped US spy on Germany's Angela Merkel: report (DW)

Source: Forbes May 31, 2021 21:22 UTC