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"It would be right to wait until we have some steps before we can discuss the question of sanctions," Merkel told a joint news conference the leaders of her coalition allies, the Bavarian CSU and the left-leaning Social Democrats.
"But those must be qualitative steps. I am convinced that after the election in Russia we will have a new start whereby we can make a true attempt and see whether we can make qualitative progress on the Minsk agreement," she added.