US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s invitation to Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members not meeting their financial commitments has drawn sharp criticism from German politicians and experts. “These statements are irresponsible and even play into Russia’s hands,” German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday during a visit to the Cypriot capital Nicosia. “And nobody in our alliance can have any interest in that.” Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for the November election, said at a campaign event in the state of South Carolina on Saturday that he wou…