Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder:
„Now we need to reach out to Russia and to stop the sanctions“.
Gerhard Schroeder recommends to start direct talks with Assad
„President Assad needs to stay in power at least for a transitional period
for several years“.
http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Schroeder-Russland-Sanktionen-lockern-article16085396.html
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EU Commission head Junker: Relations with Russia ‘must be improved,’ US ‘can’t dictate’