Ostentatious Inflexibility of the German Bundeskanzlerin

... can discuss international issues in both multilateral and bilateral formats. In this respect Basel confirmed that Russian–German dialogue is one of the most important activities in such a context. Bilateral contacts between Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel, and also between Sergey Lavrov and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have remained unbroken since the start of the Ukraine crisis, despite a number of harsh decisions on the part of the European Union and the USA. Telephone talks have been held constantly and continue to take place, and there have ...