Germany would welcome more Russian engagement in the fight against Islamic State (IS), a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday, according to Reuters.

"I think we would welcome the Russian Federation and the Russian president ... getting actively involved in the fight against ISIS given the dangers arising from Islamist terrorism," spokesman Martin Schaefer told a news conference in Berlin.

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