Merkel says Navalny & gas pipeline two ‘separate’ issues & Berlin won’t change policy towards Russia, important to ‘keep talking’

German Chancellor Angela

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled that Berlin isn’t interested in fundamentally changing its relationship with Russia, stressing that it was important to keep communication channels open with Moscow.

Her comments come after a week in which tensions have risen to the surface over the alleged poisoning of Moscow protest leader Alexei Navalny and the political crisis in Belarus.

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