OREANDA-NEWS   Germany needs to start a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order not to find itself in a difficult situation. The Berliner Zeitung writes about this.

The publication says that the German federal government should seek a dialogue with Vladimir Putin. The publication writes that the Europeans should independently defend their interests, and not "leave them at the mercy of the United States, especially their current president, Donald Trump."

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spent about 65,000 euros (5.9 million rubles) from the state budget on hairdressing and makeup artist services.