Russia seeks collaboration with Germany amid strained ties
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia hopes to cooperate with the future German government in areas of "common interests. " This is in response to the German Bundestag elections held on Sunday.
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The CDU/CSU bloc of Christian Democratic parties prevailed in Sunday's German Bundestag elections. On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Russia hopes to cooperate with the future German government in areas of "common interests."
As Reuters notes, relations between Moscow and Berlin have been strained in recent years due to Germany's military support for Ukraine, which Russia attacked.
"No basis for renewing relations with Europe"
Peskov stated that the Russian authorities currently see no basis for renewing relations with Europe. EU countries agreed on another, the sixteenth package of sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to be adopted later on Monday.
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