EU must seek ‘direct contact’ with Putin: Merkel
The European Union should seek direct talks with President Vladimir Putin even as it stands together against "provocations" from Russia, said Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday.
"In my opinion, we as the European Union must also seek direct contact with Russia and the Russian president," she told parliament.
"It is not enough for the American president to talk to the Russian president," she said, stressing that the European Union too "must also create different formats for talks".
Comments