mo4ch:>Head of German state of Saxony says he invited Putin to visit | Mo4ch News

Minister President of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, has said he invited Vladimir Putin to come to the eastern German federal state “soon,” reiterating his call for the sanctions against Russia to be lifted.Kretschmer made the announcement during a 400-strong conference of his party CDU (Christian Democratic Union) in Chemnitz during the weekend.I hope he comes to visit us soon.The Minister President hinted that Putin may make the trip before the Saxon state election on September 1, Bild reported. He also repeated his call to lift German sanctions against Russia, which he had made in early June, provoking a major debate in the country.Shortly after meeting with the Russian President at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Kretschmer called Russia “a strategically important partner” for Germany and urged economic restrictions against the country to be removed “for a better relationship.”Also on rt.comRussia sanctions proved inefficient, can’t bring peace to Ukraine – German st…