German-Russian relations lauded at bilateral Petersburg Dialogue
23 July 2019 |
8:21 am
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov have lauded their countries' cooperation. Relations have been strained over Russia's annexation of Crimea and the Ukraine conflict.
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