Azerbaijan President Confirms German-Russian Talks Held in Baku
Aliyev said the private talks involved former senior officials and could help open a path toward ending the war, while Germany denied official involvement.
- On Tuesday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev confirmed that Russian and German officials met for secret talks in Baku earlier this month, suggesting the meeting could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's office reportedly began laying the groundwork for these discussions in June after consulting with France and Britain, as a "core group" of emissaries held at least four meetings in Baku and Abu Dhabi since 2022.
- According to Bild, Brandenburg Matthias Platzeck and Ronald Pofalla arrived in the South Caucasus on July 12, with Russian officials Viktor Zubkov and Valery Fadeyev reportedly joining the secret Russian-German talks shortly after.
- Aliyev confirmed the visit, though Merz claimed he was unaware of the meeting; the Kremlin has dismissed the European Union as a potential mediator for peace negotiations in Ukraine despite European interest.
- Russia's Prosecutor General has designated The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization and "foreign agent", while authorities claim the publication "discredits the decisions of the Russian leadership", threatening independent journalism.
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, made noteworthy statements regarding allegations that former German and Russian high-ranking officials met in Azerbaijan in July.
As secret as it is unimportant - Tikhyy about the meeting of German and Russian exo-officials in BakForeign Minister Georgy Tykhyi said that the meeting of former high-ranking officials of Germany and Russia in Baku is unimportant. Ukraine is not authorized the participants to such negotiations.
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