Merkel: We Sanction Russia For the Sake of International Law

Business | November 29, 2018, Thursday // 14:05
Bulgaria: Merkel: We Sanction Russia For the Sake of International Law Източник: pixabay

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the West was imposing sanctions on Russia to stand up for international law and added that she would address the Sea of Azov issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin at an upcoming G20 summit, reported Reuters. 

“We don’t impose sanctions on Russia for sanctions’ sake, rather we impose sanctions to make clear that countries, even if their territorial situation puts them close to Russia, have the right to their own development,” she told a Germany-Ukraine conference in Berlin. “Those are the principles of international law.”

The European Union’s hawks have called for more sanctions on Russia after a fresh flare-up of tensions with Ukraine but the divided bloc is not going to act swiftly, if at all, diplomatic sources have said.

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Tags: G20, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Angela Merkel

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