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Board chairman of the German Eastern Business Association (OAOEV) Oliver Hermes is pictured during an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 16, 2019. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Berlin—The lobby group representing German businesses with interests in eastern Europe has defended the business activities of member companies in sanctioned Russia.
There are a number of sectors “in which further economic activity is not only lawful but also legitimate”, said committee chairman Oliver Hermes on Tuesday.
