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Berlin Says Sanctions Against Russia 'Not an End in Itself'

© AFP 2023 / BARBARA SAXThe Russian flag flutters between the flags of Germany (L) and Europe as in the background is seen the cupola of the Reichstag housing the Bundestag at the Chancellery in Berlin
The Russian flag flutters between the flags of Germany (L) and Europe as in the background is seen the cupola of the Reichstag housing the Bundestag at the Chancellery in Berlin - Sputnik International
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Germany does not see sanctions on Russia as an end in itself but will keep pressure on Moscow to force it to abide by the Minsk peace deal on Ukraine, a spokesman for the German foreign minister said Friday.

(L to R) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Barack Obama, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker take part in a tree planting ceremony on the grounds at Ise-Jingu Shrine in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, on May 26, 2016 on the first day of the G7 leaders summit - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) Earlier in the day, British Prime Minister David Cameron said that the G7 states — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States — had decided to extend sanctions against Russia in June.

"We think it is right and necessary to keep the pressure [on Russia] while also using the sanctions instrument wisely. Sanctions are not an end in itself, but must serve as a political stimulus," the spokesman for Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said at a press conference.

The Foreign Ministry said governments in Moscow and Kiev appeared to be struggling to implement the 2015 Minsk agreement on ending bloodshed in east Ukraine. He added it should be possible to scale down economic restrictions on Russia in case of significant progress on the Minsk pact.

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