Obama and Merkel: punishment against Russia will not weaken before the execution of Minsk-2
Punishment against Russia will not be weakened prior to the execution of the Minsk agreement on Ukraine, said the White house on the results of telephone conversations between the President of the United States of America Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday.
"The leaders agreed that it is necessary to completely and quickly fulfill 3 of the Minsk agreement, to reach a lasting and peaceful solution to the conflict. They repeated that I agree in that ease the sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, will not be before she will fully comply with all of its Minsk obligations ", - reported in the treatment of the White house.
Obama and Merkel also agreed that it was important to provide Ukraine with financial support for the implementation of necessary reforms, said the White house.
Western countries from March 2014 has repeatedly imposed sentences because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when was expanded US sanction List.
A list of Russian citizens and organizations that have come under penalties - in the material of the Fin news