Berlin - Europe needs to respond to the escalation of violence in Ukraine by agreeing to further sanctions against Russia at a European Union meeting this weekend, a leading German conservative and close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Aug. 28.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: German lawmaker says EU must impose new sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L) talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the second day of the EU summit on June 27, 2014 at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
