German chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman tweeted a picture of her shaking Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s hand at a G20 summit in Argentina Saturday, one week after Russian warships fired on Ukrainian vessels, an action condemned by the EU. “The focus was on the situation in Syria and the situation between Russia and Ukraine in the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov,” Merkel’s spokesman said. …read more
Source: EUobserver
