Russia taking more of Ukraine just ‘new propaganda,’ Germany’s Baerbock says
By DW
24 July 2022 |
7:07 am
Germany's foreign minister told DW that Moscow's justification for focusing on territory beyond the Donbas does not stack up. She also said Berlin must not leave itself open to blackmail from other states.
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