OREANDA-NEWS. Waldemar Herdt, a member of the international committee of the German Bundestag, said that Berlin should reconsider relations with Russia and lift unproductive sanctions against the backdrop of the new coronavirus pandemic.

According to the parliamentarian, the countries should help each other in difficult times. He predicts that the current crisis will hurt the economy of the European Union. “Sanctions should have been canceled before this crisis caused by the coronavirus. However, now, when the borders are closed, this topic is even more urgent,” Herdt explained. He stated that European countries should restore trade with Russia, and such decision will benefit the entire economic system.

It is known that Herdt intends to raise this issue at the next meeting of the committee.