Germany's Merkel in regular touch with Putin on Ukraine, Syria - spokesman


  • World
  • Friday, 14 Oct 2016

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the war in Syria, a government spokesman said on Friday.

"We've always said that with regard to Syria and Ukraine, Russia plays a significant role," government spokesman Steffen Seibert told a regular news conference.

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