Putin, Merkel Align Goals on Libya and Russian Gas for Germany

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Merkel and Putin shake hands during a joint press conference in Moscow on Jan. 11.Photographer: Mikhail Metzel/TASS via Getty Images

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By Arne Delfs and Ilya Arkhipov

January 11, 2020 at 5:50 PM UTC

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel found common ground over peace efforts in Libya and on upholding a nuclear pact with Iran that the U.S. ditched.

After more than three hours of talks with Putin in Moscow on Saturday, Merkel said they share the goal of holding United Nations talks on Libya in Berlin.