German finance minister: G7 ministers agreed Ukraine crisis must be solved together

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday he and other top finance officials from the Group of Seven developed nations (G7) had agreed to work together to solve the Ukraine crisis, and that Russia must be a part of the solution.

Schaeuble added that he expected Ukraine to be mentioned in the communiques of the G20 and IMF.

"We were all agreed that we must solve this problem together," he said in Washington. Russia must be part of the solution and "we don't want to make this difficult for Russia," he added.

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1. US warns Russia anew on sanctions—but other G7 members demur

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is warning Russia that it could face tougher economic sanctions because of its actions in Ukraine, but so far other economic powers are showing a reluctance to go as far as the United States.

Lew delivered his warning Thursday to Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, telling him that the Obama administration was willing to impose "additional significant sanctions" if Russia escalates the Ukraine situation. Treasury said in a statement that Lew described Russia's annexation of Crimea as "illegal and illegitimate."

Lew met Siluanov in advance of talks between finance ministers and central bank presidents of the Group of Seven major economic powers and a broader Group of 20, which includes the traditional powers and emerging economies such as China, Brazil and India.

Lew's tough language did not find its way into a joint statement from the G-7, and there was no hint that sanctions against Russia might be strengthened.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101575633