German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and visiting French President Francois Hollande attend a joint press conference in Berlin, capital of Germany, on Dec. 13, 2016. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande called for an extension of European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
BERLIN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande called for an extension of European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia here on Tuesday.
As the implementation of the Minsk Agreement in the Ukraine conflict is "very slow", it will be "necessary" to extend the sanctions against Russia once again, Merkel said on Tuesday during a meeting with Hollande at the chancellery in Berlin.
Hollande also said that "there are always the same blockades" in the conflict.
