Angela Merkel is carrying a clear message from Germany's business lobby to the White House: No more sanctions. Several of the biggest names in German business—including chemical giant BASFBAS.XE -0.42% SE, engineering group Siemens AG SIE.XE -0.39%, Volkswagen AGVOW3.XE -0.39%, Adidas AG ADS.XE +0.55% and Deutsche Bank AGDBK.XE +0.09% —have made their opposition to broader economic sanctions against Russia clear in recent weeks, both in public and in private.
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Wall Street Journal: German businesses urge halt on sanctions against Russia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has meeting in White House. She said that German business companies have made their opposition to broader economic sanctions against Russia clear in recent weeks, both in public and in private.
