Obama and Merkel insist on maintaining sanctions against Russia until full implementation of the Minsk

The US President assured the support of the Ukrainian people.

The Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama discussed the importance of maintaining sanctions against Russia until the Kremlin does not fulfill the Minsk agreement.

This was stated by Obama and Merkel joint press conference in Berlin, reports UNIAN.

“We continue to help the Ukrainian people and defend the main principle that countries have the right to determine their own destiny. And we discussed the importance of maintaining the sanctions as long as Russia complied with Minsk agreements,” – said the American President.

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Obama said that during the talks with Merkel have discussed policy commitments to address our common challenges in the field of security – from combating cyber threats to ensure that Iran continued to abide by the terms of the Iranian nuclear deal.

“I witnessed a respected Angela for her leadership, together with President Hollande in efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine”, – said the American leader.

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Last, the sixth visit of President Barack Obama to Germany lasts an unusually long time. He arrived last night. Then informally, without cameras had a dinner with Angela Merkel. Tonight, Obama and Merkel will have dinner together. However, it will be a formal gala dinner, joined by many celebrities.

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