In Middle East, Baerbock talks climate, arms and Ukraine
13 February 2022 |
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Germany's foreign minister was in Egypt when she called on German nationals to leave Ukraine. During her whirlwind Middle East tour, she was preoccupied by the crisis in Eastern Europe, DW's Rosalia Romaniec reports.
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