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[South China Morning Post] - 01/5/2025
CDU lawmaker claimed that the chancellor would go to Moscow or meet with Vladimir Putin before Germany’s elections.
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[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025