WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN’-geh-lah MEHR’-kuhl) are trying for a public display of unity despite a potential split over arming Ukrainian fighters to battle Russian-backed separatists more effectively.
At issue is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support for the separatists and a Soviet strategy favored during the Cold War to create a division between the United States and its NATO allies, particularly Germany. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
