Putin said he supports Germany's proposal for a conference on resolving the Libyan crisis. “We think Germany's initiative to host an international conference on Libya in Berlin is timely," he said. "The Berlin conference needs to ensure attendance of those states that are truly determined to help resolve the Libya crisis so that it could bring about tangible results. He said that if any Russians are there, they do not represent the government. Merkel and Putin also discussed efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine and prospects for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that would ship Russian gas to Germany.

Source: International New York Times January 11, 2020 15:11 UTC