German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel attends a news conference after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Thursday warned about the danger of a new arms race spiral with Russia and called on all sides to work to end the violence in eastern Ukraine as a first step towards broader disarmament efforts.
Gabriel used his first visit to Moscow as foreign minister to underscore his concerns about both Russia's military buildup in the Baltic region and its western borders, as well as debate in Washington about "exorbitant military spending increases."
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