MR. MEDVEDEV GOES TO MUNICH
Journal: Current Digest of the Russian Press The
Year: 2016

(By Matthew Bodner. The Moscow Times, Feb. 11, 2016, p.
 4. Complete text:) At last year's Munich Security Conference,
 Foreign Minister Sergei took to the stage to defend Russia's
 actions in Ukraine [see Current Digest,
 Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 8 - 11]. Scheduled [to speak] between
 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the US vice-president, Lavrov
 faced a tough sell. ... He did his best to toe the government line, declaring Russia's
 annexation of Crimea in March 2014 [see Current Digest,
 Vol. 6