Germany Sees no New EU Sanctions on Russia for Now

Germany does not envision EU sanctions against Russia over its conflict with Ukraine as long as de-escalation efforts continue, said Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, reports Reuters. “At this time I believe it would be wrong to talk about new sanctions, because efforts are being made to reduce tensions”, told the Minister. Maas added that “From the German side, there will be no proposal for new sanctions” and noted that he didn’t see a consensus in the EU for new sanctions. Source: RBC