German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in favor of quick EU economic sanctions against Russia, German media reports the statement of the deputy spokesman of the German government, Georg Streiter.
He said that the German chancellor, since Moscow "shows no interest" in clarifying the downing of the Malaysian plane, considers quick European decisions necessary and added that Merkel supports yesterday's decisions of EU diplomats on the new tightening of sanctions against Russia.
A spokeswoman for the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke even more harshly towards Russia, saying that "Russia has promised a lot so far, but has done nothing" and that "now enough is enough".
When asked whether, as part of the sanctions against Moscow, the Russians could be deprived of the right to organize the world football championship in 2018, Streiter said that there are still four years until then and that "now there are more urgent problems than that".
"Besides, it's not for the German government to decide," Streiter said.
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