SLAVKOV, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Stricter sanctions on Russia cannot replace a peace plan for the Ukraine crisis and are an emergency solution at best, Austria's Chancellor Werner Faymann said on Thursday.
"We are of the opinion that the peace plan in Ukraine must be carried out," he said after meeting with his Czech and Slovak counterparts. "Sanctions and toughening sanctions are only, at best, emergency solutions but can never replace a peace plan."
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