President Vladimir Putin is prepared to tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel about NGO inspections by the Prosecutor General’s Office if such a question comes, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said ahead of Putin’s visit to Germany.

“I do not know how tough the exchange of opinions will be [at the talks with Merkel in Hanover on April 7], but the background is well known. Clearly, the issue of NGOs will definitely be raised,” he said.