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BERLIN, April 28 – RIA Novosti. German Chancellor Angela Merkel commented on the possibility of lifting the sanctions in the context of a pandemic, noting that this is only possible with the permission of those behind them political problems.

“of Course, we all want good economic development, of course, sanctions are intended to Express dissatisfaction. When I think of sanctions related to the Ukraine, we are working to solve the political problems that are behind this,” said Merkel, responding to questions during the Petersburg climate dialogue, informal climate talks in the capital of Germany.

“I can only urge everyone in this exceptional situation, which we showed again that we have serious international problems to solve are accompanying us for many years conflicts, then sanctions will not”, she added.

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