German Minister Says There Is No Return to Normality with Russia
Klingbeil said Russia’s return to G20 talks does not normalize ties as he pressed officials to avoid treating Moscow as a normal guest.
- On Monday, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil stated that relations with Russia remain not "normal," despite Moscow's participation in G20 finance meetings hosted by the U.S. in Asheville, North Carolina.
- Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Russian Central Bank representatives are attending the G20 finance meetings, prompting criticism from Berlin regarding the diplomatic optics.
- "I find the signal sent by receiving the Russian finance minister here quite troubling," Klingbeil told reporters in Asheville, wanting greater clarity from the American side on Russia's reception.
- Citing "another escalation in the attacks," Klingbeil emphasized that "you cannot simply return to normality" regarding relations with Russia, rejecting any diplomatic reset.
- Germany's firm position follows a cabinet retreat held last Wednesday in Neuhardenberg, where officials reinforced that Moscow's involvement in international summits does not signal restored diplomatic ties.
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European Union (EU) Economic Affairs Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Tuesday that it is not yet time to normalize Moscow's presence at the Group of Twenty (G20) meetings.
The Finance Ministers of the G20 countries are currently advising in the USA. For the first time since the beginning of the Ukraine war, the Russian Head of Department is taking part in US invitations. Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil warned of an "try of normalization".
At the G20 finance ministers' summit in Asheville, USA, Lars Klingbeil finds himself in a delicate diplomatic position. Impressions from SPIEGEL reporter Gerald Traufetter.
German minister says there is no return to normality with Russia
Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Monday that the relationship with Russia was not normalized despite the country's participation in a G20 ministerial meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. In the United States. Read also: Russia says NATO's presence in the Arctic is a direct threat to security German Chancellor promises joint response to the Icelandic drone attack will seek new security partnerships after voters reject EU members…
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