Berlin does not support US sanctions violating international law, German official says

Germany believes the US exterritorial sanctions are unacceptable, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said in a comment on President Donald Trump's signing into law of a bill on sanctions against Russia that was earlier endorsed by both houses of the U.S. Congress, TASS reports.

"This was something to be expected and it's important to see now how Trump will handle the law," the spokesman said. "That 's why we're calling for a close coordination of the policy of sanctions, the way it is envisioned by law."

"As for the ex-territorial sanctions that stand at variance with international law, we don't support them," he said.