German state leader ‘not wanted’ in Ukraine after war remarks
By DW
04 September 2022 |
4:02 pm
The state premier of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, drew the ire of Ukraine's ambassador in Germany over a suggestion that the Russian war be "frozen" to give diplomacy a chance.
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