German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Reception House of the Russian Foreign MinistryMOSCOW , Jan 18 Nothing can compensate for the suffering that Germany brought to the peoples of the USSR during the Second World War, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock. She said that during her first visit to Moscow, she laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.» «Being there as German Foreign Minister fills me with shame and awe. Nothing can make up for the suffering we inflicted on the peoples of the Soviet Union,» Burbock said following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. However, the most important thing is humility and gratitude for the readiness of people in Russia for reconciliation,» the minister added. explains why there was not enough strength to defeat the Russians
