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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is likely to speak with Donald Trump on Jan. 28, a source said on Jan. 27, as rumours grow that the US president will lift the sanctions against Russia imposed over its intervention in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.

The source quoted by Reuters did not say whether Trump might want to speak with Merkel about a lifting of the US sanctions imposed on Russia, as overnight reports from the United States suggested.

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