Scholz allowed the lifting of sanctions against Russia only in agreement with Ukraine

The chancellor noted that only Ukraine can enter into negotiations with RUSSIA on a peace agreement. The State Department previously allowed

Sanctions against Russia can only be lifted after agreement with Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Stern magazine.

“We can and are going to lift our sanctions only in agreement with Ukraine. I think many in the Kremlin have not realized this yet. For Russia, this has devastating consequences,” he said (quoted by Focus).

The Chancellor added that only Ukraine can negotiate a peace deal with Russia and "no one else." “It should not be that others make decisions for Ukraine or about Ukraine,” Scholz said.

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Earlier, Washington also associated the lifting of sanctions with the decision of Kyiv. If Ukraine decides that this will lead to the end of hostilities, “if it means lifting sanctions, then of course,” said State Department HEAD Anthony Blinken. Deputy Secretary of State José Fernandez noted that the easing of restrictions against Russia could be included in the Russian-Ukrainian peace agreement, and they are introduced "with the understanding that, if necessary, they can be lifted."

Other US and European officials , in particular the foreign ministers of Germany and Britain, called the ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from the territory of Ukraine the conditions for lifting the sanctions.

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At the end of March, Deputy National Security Adviser Duleep Singh, who was involved in the development of sanctions, said that Washington had not even come close to lifting restrictions. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss pointed out that it would be extremely difficult to lift the restrictions imposed on Russian businessmen.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev noted that sanctions are not fatal difficulties for the country, they cannot be compared with "terrible trials in the 20th century." At the same time, he noted that there are difficulties and they will have to be overcome.

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