Germany is not going to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, regardless of how much time has passed since this violation of international law.
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German State Secretary for Culture and the Media Monika Gruetters (L), German Justice Minister Katarina Barley (C) and German government spokesman Steffen Seibert check out a newspaper during a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 9, 2019.
