Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Annalena BurbockBERLIN, Jan 28German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, following talks with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, said that Berlin continues its «open» dialogue with Moscow on such topics as the situation around Ukraine, security in Europe and bilateral issues. «Today I spoke by phone with my Russian Our colleague Sergei Lavrov. We continue an open and principled dialogue with Russia: on the threat to Ukraine, on the future of the Normandy format, on security in Europe and on bilateral issues,» Burbock wrote on Twitter.
Burbock declared Germany's responsibility to the countries of the former USSRThe Russian Foreign Ministry, for its part, reported earlier that Lavrov and Burbock during a telephone conversation expressed support for the work of the «Normandy format» on the settlement in Ukraine. Lavrov, in a telephone conversation, also shared the first reaction to the responses received from the United States and NATO to Russian proposals for security guarantees. The conversation of the ministers took place against the backdrop of information that appeared in the media that Germany was expelling a Russian diplomat from the country due to suspicions of «espionage» .
In Germany, they told how Burbock «changed her shoes» on the issue of Russian gasKiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, the information hysteria of the USA and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes.
