When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel on 12 July, they will find plenty of common ground in their analysis of Russia. German-Russian ties have deteriorated sharply over the past year after Merkel offered medical treatment to the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Berlin’s revelation that he had been poisoned with novichok provoked a furious response from Moscow.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Ukraine-European Union Relations
OP-ED
John Lough: Germany’s relationship with Putin is a problem for Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) upon his arrival to attend the peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2020.
