The head of Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on the issue of the duration of anti-Russian sanctions, said the White house. the U.S. President and the German Chancellor agreed that the duration of the punishment should be directly related to full implementation by Russia of the terms of the Minsk agreement on Ukraine ", RIA "news" referring to Bloomberg. it is said that the leaders of the 2 countries also discussed the Transatlantic trade and investment partnership and stressed the importance of mutual work in future agreements.