Sharing a message of Barack Hussein Obama and Angela Merkel about the sanctions against Russia were unexpectedly soft, writes the German magazine. 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 and respect the sovereignty of Ukraine ", according to a White house petition. by remark DWN, this position gives the opportunity to defend themselves mention of the Crimea." Respect for the sovereignty of Ukraine " - the wording is vague, and in the Crimea does not say anything. Moscow stresses that considers the Minsk consensus right through To settlement. along with this appeal To the Minsk agreements gives some freedom to Kiev, according to the publication: provoking the escalation of the conflict and accusing it of Moscow, Kiev can increase penalties. But Washington was not interested in the aggravation of relations with Moscow, said the magazine. U.S. satisfied with the current situation, which keeps the tension and the Russian Federation and the EU. Besides, for US it is important the cooperation with Russia in various acute problems, as well as among them in the battle against crime. The European Union, according to the newspaper, " does not have its own position in the Russian question ". Although the head of the European Council Donald Tusk that the penalties against Russia have the opportunity to be only reinforced his opinion is not of great importance, believes DWN. in the first place for the EU is the problem of immigrants from North Africa, and its solution can only be with the assistance of Russia, writes the magazine. The softening of the lines with respect to Russia, maybe due to fears of European parties for their future in case if the issue of immigrants will not become solved. In Austria, for example, is gaining popularity right Austrian freedom party, which advocates for tougher surveillance over migration. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Before the US and EU has imposed punishment on a number of Russian Residents, they are prohibited from entering the EU because of their positions on Crimea and Ukraine. Over the past year the sanctions list, many times replenished with new individuals and legal entities. Summer 2014 was added and sectoral economic penalties. In response, Russia restricted imports of food items from States that have entered against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.