Merkel - Didn't discuss sanctions on Russia over Syria with Obama, EU leaders

U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi meet at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kay Nietfeld/POOL

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that President Barack Obama and European leaders did not discuss imposing sanctions against Russia over its military involvement in Syria when they met in Berlin on Friday.

"We did not discuss in concrete terms sanctions against Russia with regard to this," Merkel said at a joint news conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.