The special representative of the Russian President called the German Chancellor 'nervous' after canceling his visit to New York
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The Russian President's Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, called German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz "nervous" after the cancellation of his visit to New York to participate in a session of the UN General Assembly.
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Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation Kirill Dmitriev commented on the cancellation of the visit of German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz to New York to participate in the session of the UN General Assembly.
The special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, called German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz “nervous” amid the cancellation of his visit to New York.
MOSCOW, September 16 - RIA Novosti. The special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, called German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz “nervous” amid the cancellation of his visit to New York.
On Tuesday, DPA reported that Merz canceled his trip to New York to participate in the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
“Nervous federal chancellor,” Dmitriev wrote on his page on the social network X, responding to a corresponding publication by Politico.
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Russian officials may continue making public comments about the German leadership
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- Why did Merz cancel his trip to New York?
- What consequences could this public criticism have for Russian-German relations?
