# No official Ukraine talks with Germany held in Baku, Russian deputy foreign minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/17891

- TASS, 2026-08-10 08:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2170835

> Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said there had been no official talks with Germany on Ukraine in Baku. He nevertheless pointed to informal contacts between representatives of public groups. His remarks drew a distinction between formal government negotiations and exchanges involving civil-society representatives. The statement concerned the nature of contacts linked to the Ukraine issue.

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