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| Merkel & Putin speak to press after meeting in Sochi | |
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| Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin held a joint media conference in Sochi following a meeting. It comes as the US exerts pressure on Berlin to reduce the purchase of Russian natural gas in favor of American supplies. | |
| The two leaders had been critical of the Trump administration’s decision to violate a multilateral agreement with Iran, which both Russia and Germany consider a major achievement which needs to be preserved. | The two leaders had been critical of the Trump administration’s decision to violate a multilateral agreement with Iran, which both Russia and Germany consider a major achievement which needs to be preserved. |
| READ MORE: Flower power: Putin greets visiting Merkel with bouquet (VIDEO) | READ MORE: Flower power: Putin greets visiting Merkel with bouquet (VIDEO) |
| Relations between Russia and European nations have been strained since at least 2014, when a political crisis in Ukraine triggered a major row between Moscow and the West. But Germany remains a close trading partner for Russia, despite several rounds of sanctions and counter-sanctions imposed by the EU and Russia. | Relations between Russia and European nations have been strained since at least 2014, when a political crisis in Ukraine triggered a major row between Moscow and the West. But Germany remains a close trading partner for Russia, despite several rounds of sanctions and counter-sanctions imposed by the EU and Russia. |
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