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Germany accuses Russia of twisting minister's war comments for 'propaganda'

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to a conference of her Greens party in Bonn, Germany, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Benjamin Westhoff/File Photo

Russia has twisted comments by Germany's foreign minister about the war in Ukraine for propaganda purposes, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, stressing Berlin's position that NATO must not become party to the conflict.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock riled Moscow with comments at an event in Strasbourg on Tuesday, when, speaking in English, she said that "we are fighting a war against Russia, and not against each other".

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