“The unification of Germany is an event of historical proportions that marked the end of the Cold War in Europe and opened a new page in relations between our states,” the Kremlin’s press service quotes a message from a congratulatory telegram.
Putin expressed confidence that the development of Russian-German cooperation would meet the fundamental interests of the peoples of Russia, Germany and Europe.
Earlier, the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on the Day of German Unity.