SOCHI, Russia – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a rare visit to Russia, said that Berlin and Moscow had to keep talking despite their disagreements, but those same differences overshadowed her talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 2.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to give a press conference following their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on May 2.