German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned of a risk of a new east-west conflict following a sharp deterioration in relations between Moscow and western states in recent months.
Reacting to the news that Russia wants to suspend a key arms treaty, Mr Steinmeier said this was a "cause for concern" and "goes in the wrong direction."
"We must prevent this. It cannot be allowed to come to a new spiral in mistrust between the west and Russia," he told Germany's Bild news...
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