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Merkel spoke at the Munich Security Conference, an international congress in Germany (Photo: MSC / Kuhlmann)

Merkel defends Russia ties, ridicules Trump on cars

Russia could be a Cold War-type "partner" for Europe, German leader Angela Merkel has said.

But US policy on Iran was "depressing" and its claims about German cars were "scary", she added in a speech at the Munich Security Conference, an international congress in Germany, on Saturday (16 February).

Russia had "illegaly" annexed Crimea, "attacked" eastern Ukraine, and "violated" a ban on short-range nuclear missiles, Merkel said.

The EU ought to consider extra sanctions on M...

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Merkel spoke at the Munich Security Conference, an international congress in Germany (Photo: MSC / Kuhlmann)

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