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4/21/2022

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with German Finance Minister Christian Lindner | U.S. De…

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting
with German Finance Minister Christian Lindner
April 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met today with German Minister
of Finance Christian Lindner. Secretary Yellen expressed appreciation for Germanyʼs close
coordination on the implementation and enforcement of Russia sanctions, and they discussed
the impact Russiaʼs unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine has had on global energy and
food prices and Germanyʼs economic recovery. The Secretary emphasized U.S. support for
Germanyʼs e orts to the diversify and decarbonize its energy supply, and encouraged
continued investment in German and EU energy security. They also discussed continued
support for Ukraine.

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