Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin during a joint press conference in Kyiv with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel noted that German companies working with Russia in the occupied Crimea in spite of the sanctions imposed by the European Union and considering Crimea to be Russian, will be held responsible both politically and legally, an UNIAN correspondent reports.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, speaking at a joint press conference with Ukraine’s top diplomat Pavlo Klimkin in Kyiv on Wednesday, notes that his country is skeptical that arms supplies to Ukraine will help settle the Donbas conflict, an UNIAN correspondent reported.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel is set to visit the areas near the Ukrainian frontline during a two-day trip to the country. He is expected to discuss Berlin's diplomatic role in "countering Russian aggression," according to Deutsche Welle.
Germany's top diplomat Sigmar Gabriel has said a "smart" Brexit deal may serve as a model for relations with other non-EU states, including Ukraine and Turkey, according to Deutsche Welle.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin and his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel will pay a joint visit to eastern Ukraine, the area suffering from Russian aggression, according to Ukraine’s top diplomat.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that Germany and France have ideas that are different from Russia’s regarding the possible UN peacekeeping mission in the occupied part of the Ukrainian Donbas, RFE/RL reports.
Sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation should be eased step-by-step in case the UN peacekeeping mission sees success in eastern Ukraine, that’s according to German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who spoke with the Magdeburger Volksstimme newspaper, MFA Germany reports.
Following a resonant statement on “sealing” the Crimea issue for now, voiced by the leader of Germany’s FDP party, Christian Lindner, the country’s foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, in his interview with Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger says that there is no need for debate on Crimea at the moment.
German lawmakers across the board have welcomed the victory of pro-Europe candidate Emmanuel Macron in the first round of France's presidential election on Sunday, calling it a win against nationalism and populism, according to Deutsche Welle.