Russia Denies Official Talks with Germany on Ukraine
Moscow, Aug 10. Russia is not conducting and is not conducting official negotiations with Germany on issues of Ukrainian settlement, said TASS deputy foreign minister Mikhail Galuzin.
Consensus
- Russia has not held official negotiations with Germany on Ukrainian settlement.
- Russia has not conducted any official contacts with Germany on Ukraine.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that such official contacts are unlikely due to Germany's anti-Russian rhetoric and actions.
- Informal contacts between representatives of civil society groups from Russia and Germany continue.
- President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan claimed that Russian and German officials held a closed meeting in Baku in mid-July.
Points of divergence
- The meeting in Baku involved former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and head of the Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights Valery Fadeev. — kommersant
- The Azerbaijani president stated that the Azerbaijani authorities were not informed about the talks and did not know their content. — vedomosti
- The Times reported on 20 July that there were uncoordinated attempts in Germany to reestablish communication channels with Moscow. — vedomosti
- Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's press secretary, said on 20 July that the Kremlin sees no practical steps from Berlin indicating a more constructive approach to dialogue with Russia. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- In the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was stated that there are no official contacts with Germany on Ukraine — Вести
- In the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs deny conducting negotiations with Germany on Ukraine — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Foreign Ministry: there have been and there are no official talks with Germany on Ukraine — Ведомости
- Russian Foreign Ministry refutes rumors of secret talks with Germany on Ukraine in Baku — Москва 24
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