German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the condition for the lifting of sanctions against Russia. She stated at the forum, organized by the Foundation named after Konrad Adenauer, reports TASS.
According to her, the restrictive measures of the European countries against Russia should remain in place as long as there is no progress in the achievement of the Minsk agreements for Donbass.
during the conversation about the politics of Germany during the presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will begin in the second half of 2020, Merkel said that relations with Moscow will be one of the priorities. “We’re going to call a spade violation of fundamental rules of international law,” she said.
the Chancellor said that for good relations with Russia, there are a number of reasons, for example, the situation in Syria and Libya, the economy, health and climate protection.
Merkel said that from the beginning of taking office, maintained a constructive dialogue with Moscow, and expressed hope that the presidency of Germany in the EU “will provide an opportunity for a new impulse in relations with Russia.”
In early may, the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has called for the abolition of the EU sanctions against Russia and called them meaningless. He said that cooperation with Moscow is particularly necessary in the current account of the epidemic of the coronavirus economic situation.
the EU and Ukraine and the United States first imposed economic sanctions against Moscow in 2014. It happened after the Crimea according to the results of the referendum became part of Russia. The annexation of the Peninsula was deemed illegal, but Moscow denies these charges. In 2015, the sanctions were imposed because of the conflict in the Donbass.
