Germany's deputy chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, has warned against destabilizing Russia through too severe sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. He said an unstable Russia would pose a danger to all of Europe.
Gabriel told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that it was not in Germany's or Europe's interest to bring about a Russian collapse.
"The goal was never to push Russia politically and economically into chaos," Gabriel said in an interview .... http://www.dw.de
