Heiko Maas
To restore the confidence of the German authorities, the Russian state only needs to abide by basic international rules. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told RIA Novosti about such a way to improve relations in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“It is obvious that Russia itself can determine these relations by its actions,” he said in response to a question whether Russian-German relations can return to the dynamics that were observed in the 90s and early 2000s.
According to Maas, the rule of law, democracy and human rights are among the international values to be followed. As the areas in which Russia should pay attention to the observance of the rules, he mentioned what is happening in Ukraine and the case of Alexei Navalny.
The minister separately stressed that the incident with the alleged poisoning of the oppositionist is not a question of Russian-German relations, but a problem of the entire international community.
In the same interview, Maas said that the Navalny case can and should be carried out exclusively by Russian law enforcement agencies, everything necessary for this, according to him, is located in Russia.
