Editor’s Note: The following is an English-language transcript of the Aug. 20, 2021, news conference in Moscow by Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Merkel: ‘I will continue supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity’
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel enter the hall for a joint news conference following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 20, 2021. - The trip will be the 20th and last visit to Russia for Angela Merkel as German Chancellor, who bows out of politics following an election in Germany on September 26, 2021. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP)