Merkel event in Russia cancelled in looted art dispute

A fresh dispute over German art seized by the Soviet Union as war reparations threatened to overshadow a trade visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel to Russia in June 2013

Deutsche Welle, 20.06.13: Political tensions in Russian-German trade http://dw.de/p/18tZU

ESO: Background information: Germany and Russia to strengthen trade ties http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-and-russia-to-strengthen-trade-ties/

Wikipedia: Germany–Russia relations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Russia_relations

Spiegel Online International, 15.04.13: Pressure from Moscow: Chill Settles over German-Russian Relations http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-relations-with-russia-deteriorate-amid-pressure-from-moscow-a-894386.html

ESO: Background information: EU denounces Russian ‘treason’ law http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-denounces-russian-treason-law/

ESO: Background information: Cyprus rescue hurts banks, says Putin http://www.europeansources.info/record/cyprus-rescue-hurts-banks-says-putin/

Website: St Petersburg International Economic Forum http://www.forumspb.com/

Spiegel Online International, 17.06.13: Breaking a Taboo: German-Russian Relations Hit a Deep Chill http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/relations-between-germany-and-russia-enter-new-ice-age-a-906203.html

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