The President of the US Barack Obama has called the European Union to keep in force the sanctions against Russia till the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, Lenta.ru reports. "At a minimum, we must maintain the current level of sanctions, until it becomes clear that they fulfilled the conditions of Minsk agreements," – Obama said during a press-conference after the talks with the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
According to the US President, in the upcoming summit the EU member countries will make Russia understand that the sanctions will not be released till full implementation of the sanctions.