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Russia rebuffs German calls to de-escalate tensions
Original: Russia's top diplomat rejects German calls to ease off its `dangerous' escalation toward the country
Russia's top diplomat has rejected appeals from Germany to scale back what Berlin describes as a dangerous escalation toward the country. Sergei Lavrov dismissed the German warnings, signalling Moscow has no intention of easing its confrontational posture toward Berlin. The exchange underscores growing friction between Russia and Germany amid the broader standoff over Ukraine, and analysts say it points to a further hardening of positions between Moscow and Western European governments.
Why now: Fresh diplomatic sparring between Russia and Germany amid heightened tensions over Ukraine is drawing international attention.
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- Russia's top diplomat rejects German calls to ease off its `dangerous' escalation toward the country · AP News
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