German Chancellor reacted to the accumulation of Russian troops near the borders of Ukraine

Germany, together with the EU, NATO, and American partners, is making sure that “all dialogue formats are used to restore security in Europe.”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this during the “questions & answers hour” in the Bundestag on Wednesday, January 12, Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“We are actively working to ensure that there are more opportunities for negotiations in order to revive the Normandy format with the participation of the countries that initiated it in order to overcome the crisis in Ukraine” – he said.

The Chancellor also called the concentration of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border “a serious threat to security in Europe” and said it was “of great concern.”

He recalled that a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council is being held in Brussels today, and negotiations within the OSCE are scheduled for tomorrow. In addition, on January 10, a meeting of representatives of the United States and the Russian Federation took place in Geneva.

To remind, the United States demands to explain the military exercises of the Russian Federation near the borders of Ukraine.

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