German Chancellor Angela Merkel had an “in-depth” conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the worsening tensions between Moscow and Kyiv, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Saturday.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speak together as they attend the opening ceremony of the Paris Peace Forum at the Villette Conference Hall in Paris on Nov. 11, 2018.