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Merkel: Put new Russia sanctions into effect
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_UKRAINE?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTMerkel: Put new Russia sanctions into effect
Sep 10, 7:33 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Wednesday for the European Union to put new sanctions against Russia into effect immediately because peace plans for eastern Ukraine have not yet been implemented fully.
The EU has drawn up new measures against Russia over its actions in Ukraine but stopped short Monday of enforcing them right away. The new sanctions are expected to deepen earlier penalties targeting Russia's energy and arms sectors and tighten access to international loans.
Ambassadors from EU member countries were holding another meeting later Wednesday in Brussels on the sanctions.
Merkel told Germany's parliament it's important for peace plans drawn up by Ukraine and Russia to be put into effect and added that "a cease-fire and the release of prisoners are only two elements" of the plan.
