"In March, we took an unambiguous decision that the sanctions are linked to the implementation of the Minsk accords," Merkel said at a joint news conference with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz.
"We’ll deal with the sanctions issue in June and will together make a decision on the sanctions extension," the German chancellor said.
"At this stage, the sanctions should remain. The fulfillment of the Minsk accords will determine whether they will be expanded or remain unchanged," the Polish prime minister said. "Decisions will be taken after a careful analysis of the developments in Ukraine," she added... [ tass.ru]
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Sanctions on Russia should be tied to fulfilling Minsk deal - Merkel...
ReplyDeleteGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday international sanctions imposed on Russia should depend on whether peacekeeping commitments signed this year in Minsk are upheld.
"During the European Council (meeting) in March we took an unambiguous decision that the sanctions were related to completing the Minsk agreements," Merkel told a joint news conference with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz in Warsaw.
"It is clear that completing this package is taking longer. We will deal with this issue in June," she said.
Kopacz said that Merkel agreed with her that sanctions, which have been already imposed on Russia, should be maintained.
Merkel also said that only voluntary solutions for allowing in migrants from North Africa were possible under existing legal frameworks.
(Reporting by Wiktor Szary; Writing by Marcin Goclowski; Editing by Marcin Goettig and Louise Ireland)
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OSZE-Bericht: Kämpfe in Ostukraine wieder aufgeflammt...
ReplyDeleteDie Kämpfe um die ostukrainische Hafenstadt Mariupol toben so heftig wie zuletzt vor Beginn der offiziellen Waffenruhe Mitte Februar. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel geht davon aus, dass die EU-Sanktionen gegen Russland verlängert werden.
In der ostukrainischen Krisenregion Donbass sind am Wochenende die Kämpfe nach einer Periode relativer Ruhe wieder aufgeflammt. Die Beobachtermission der Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (OSZE) berichtete, in der Umgebung der Hafenstadt Mariupol hätten die Gefechte am Sonntag so heftig getobt wie zuletzt im Februar, als die Präsidenten Frankreichs, Russlands und der Ukraine sowie die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin in der weißrussischen Hauptstadt Minsk versucht hatten, den brüchigen Waffenstillstand vom vergangenen Herbst durch neue Bestimmungen zu stabilisieren.......faz.net
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