'History Does Not Repeat': Berlin Sees No New Cold War Between West, Russia

© AP Photo / Gero BreloerPeople pass a giant German National flag on the Reichstag, which houses the German parliament Bundestag, as they cross a bridge between two office buildings on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in Berlin
People pass a giant German National flag on the Reichstag, which houses the German parliament Bundestag, as they cross a bridge between two office buildings on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in Berlin - Sputnik International
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The German government does not believe that a new Cold War has been going on between the West and Russia, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said during a briefing Monday.

BERLIN (Sputnik) – The statement comes as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s statement at the Munich Security Conference last Saturday that NATO’s stance toward Russia indicated a slide toward cold war-level relations.

“No, the government does not share this assessment, history doesn’t repeat,” Seibert said.

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Medvedev explained his statement in an interview with the Time magazine, where he said that NATO's actions pushed the world closer to a new cold war, but no war was happening yet.

Earlier in the day, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday she did not notice any sign of a Сold War between Russia and the West.
Russia has been concerned about NATO building up its military presence in Europe since 2014. The 28-nation bloc has justified pulling troops and hardware to Eastern Europe by Russia’s alleged role in the Ukrainian crisis.
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