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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz could contact Vladimir Putin following talks in Abu Dhabi. A German government adviser said the meetings had increased the likelihood of contact and could provide a basis for further negotiations.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz may contact Russian President Vladimir Putin after talks in Abu Dhabi, UNIAN reported, citing Die Zeit. The report did not specify a date for a call or say that one had taken place.
German government adviser Stefan Cornelius said the meetings had produced some agreement on basic principles for future arrangements. He said that understanding would be conveyed to Russia's president and could form the basis for further negotiations. The report did not detail those principles.
UNIAN also reported that Merz had not ruled out meeting Putin in person at the G20 summit in Miami in December, if Putin attended. That remained a conditional possibility, with no agreed meeting announced in the report.
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