New U.S. sanctions are more than problematic - German minister

Record ID: 905277

  • Title: New U.S. sanctions are more than problematic - German minister
  • Date: 4th August 2017
  • Summary: WOLFSBURG, GERMANY (AUGUST 4, 2017) (REUTERS) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER SIGMAR GABRIEL AND SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER MIROSLAV LAJCAK ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER SIGMAR GABRIEL SAYING: "We think they (sanctions) are more than more than problematic for several reasons: firstly, our strength in our dealings with Russia after the annexation of Crimea which was against international law was that the U.S. and Europe used to operate jointly in the past. We synchronized our approach, we stood together. The sanctions adopted by the U.S. Congress and accepted by the U.S. president do not meet those shared approach. I think that such a division is not good, good for Germany or good for the United States." GABRIEL AND LAJCAK AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER SIGMAR GABRIEL SAYING: "The draft law makes clear that they're pursuing economic interests and we think that's not acceptable. Aggressively combining foreign policy issues with American economic interests and saying: we want to drive Russian gas out of the European market so we can sell American gas there is definitely not something we can accept." GABRIEL AND LAJCAK AT NEWS CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 18th August 2017 13:22
  • Keywords: Russia U.S. sanctions Gabriel
  • Location: WOLFSBURG, GERMANY
  • City: WOLFSBURG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016SQR6MF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The new sanctions against Russia that U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday (August 2) are "more than problematic", German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said.
    Speaking in the northern German city of Wolfsburg on Friday (August 4), Gabriel criticised the United States for departing from its cooperation with the European Union on Russia, saying this had been key to providing a strong response to Moscow in the past.
    "The draft law makes clear that they're pursuing economic interests and we think that's not acceptable," he said.
    "Aggressively combining foreign policy issues with American economic interests and saying: we want to drive Russian gas out of the European market so we can sell American gas there is definitely not something we can accept."
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