BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Jan. 8 that Europe could not consider lifting sanctions against Russia until all elements of a 12-point peace agreement signed in September between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were fully implemented.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) review a military honour guard during a welcoming ceremony before their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 8, 2015.
