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Is Germany closer to Russia than the West? Nord Stream II and Iran count more

May 21, 2018 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment

Last Friday, Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, rushed to Sochi, the Black Sea seaside Russian resort to meet Vladimir Putin. It was the first visit by a Western leader to meet him at home, after his fourth inauguration on 7 May as President of the vast country, this time for six more years. Looking through […]

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Is Germany closer to Russia than the West? Nord Stream II and Iran count more

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