He stated this in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
According to RIA Novosti, Lashet noted that "the main sanctions concern the annexation of Crimea, which is contrary to international law."
“Another part concerns the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the conflict in the east of Ukraine.
I would expect more progress on the Minsk agreements.
From the position of the Russian-controlled side in the east of Ukraine, there are covert and open acts of aggression.
Therefore, at the moment there are no grounds for lifting the sanctions, ”he said.
On January 22, it was reported that the Prime Minister of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet was officially approved as the new chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
Crimea became a Russian region after a referendum held there in March 2014, in which most residents voted in favor of reunification with Russia.