According to RIA Novosti, this was said by a representative of the department at a briefing by the German Cabinet.
"I can confirm that the interpreter service was interpreting during this call," ministry spokesman Christopher Burger said.
Earlier it became known that Angela Merkel, in a conversation with pranksters Vovan and Lexus, said that the signing of the Minsk agreements gave Ukraine time to develop and receive the necessary support from the West.