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Germany should accept the economic pain from anti-Russia sanctions and promise Ukraine EU membership, President Zelensky says Germany’s leadership should accept the economic price for cutting ties with Russia, and support Ukraine without regard for Moscow’s reaction, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published by German media on Tuesday.

Years of Western mistakes are hurting the world economy, the Russian president said Western nations have mismanaged the global economy, and the entire world is now paying the price for their incompetence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. He made the claim during an address ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).