German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed his reservations about the current proposal on new EU sanctions against Russia, but does not see the German government as an obstacle to an agreement. “No, we are not blocking them (sanctions),” he told ZDF television on Saturday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in southern Italy. “As with all other sanctions packages, we are working intensively with everyone else and want to ensure that this is done as pragmatically as possible.” The EU punitive measures under negotiation are intended in particular to prevent Russia from circumventing existing sanction…