Munich, Feb. 17 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has supported sanctions against Russia and said that restrictive measures should be coordinated with Ukraine.
"We support sanctions against Russia. They should be coordinated (with Ukraine)," Merkel said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, TASS reported.
Western countries should maintain the dialogue with Russia, German Chancellor said, adding that it is necessary to observe the Russia-NATO Founding Act.
"As before, we are committed to the Russia-NATO Founding Act," she said, adding that "from the geostrategic viewpoint, Europe cannot be interested in breaking the relationship with Russia.".
Economic sanctions were imposed against Russia on July 31, 2014, after the crash of the...