Reuters: Obama says Russia sanctions must stay in place until Minsk implemented
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U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that the West needed to uphold the sanctions it has imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis until Moscow fully implements the so-called Minsk peace agreement.