Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier says calls For new sanctions in regard to Russia " dangerous misunderstanding " developed in the light of the Ukrainian conflict situation. According to him, cannot be the objective of punishment is the application of the RF economic damage.

" at the meeting of Ministers of foreign Affairs of the EU me someone said: the punishment work well against Russia became visible, now we must take a fresh punishment, the only way we will be able to break the Russian Federation. I think it's a misunderstanding, and misunderstanding is very dangerous, " said Steinmeier on Thursday, speaking at an economic conference newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

according to him, economic harm in the Russian Federation is now evident, for example, the ruble loses in price, oil prices are falling.

" To this is added the action from punishment, " said the Minister. Thus, according to him, it is necessary that the initiators of the punishment wondered - could it be the goal of using existing tools to damage the Russian economy.

My unequivocal answer is no, it's true, and it does not have the ability to be the target of punishment, " said the Minister.

" Isolated, economically depressed Russia will not be able to make a contribution to the stabilization in Ukraine, and can become a great danger for themselves and for the other, for this reason, this way I cannot recommend it, " he added.

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