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Obama Merkel to Discuss Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due in Washington Monday for talks with President Barack Obama on the fighting in Ukraine, amid intense diplomatic activity to end the crisis in the country. On … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Merkel To Hold Ukraine Talks In Washington With Obama
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Washington, where she is due to hold talks on February 9 with U.S. President Barack Obama on the conflict in Ukraine. Merkel’s visit comes after the German … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Washington Week Focus on Ukraine Crisis
WASHINGTON – The coming week will see continued focus on the crisis in Ukraine, beginning with President Barack Obama hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House later Monday. It … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Leaders Agree to New Ukraine Peace Talks
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed by phone on Sunday a French-German peace plan to end the fighting in Ukraine. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Leaders Agree to New Ukraine Peace Talks in Minsk
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany discussed by phone on Sunday a French-German peace plan to end the fighting in Ukraine. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Leads Ukraine Peace Drive
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (C) and French President Francois Hollande at a meeting in Kremlin in Moscow on February 6. … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Hollande Peace Deal One of Last Chances to End Ukraine Crisis
French President Francois Hollande says a French-German peace initiative currently under discussion is “one of the last chances” to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Hollande, speaking Saturday at … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Obama Merkel to Look for Solution on Ukraine
WHITE HOUSE – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Kyiv and Moscow over the last few days, came away with no peace deal in hand. Now she’ll be coming to the White House on Sunday, searching for a … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Merkel Ukraine Peace Prospects Uncertain After Talks With Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the prospects for peace in Ukraine remain clouded after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Merkel spoke in Munich on February 7, at a security … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Would US Military Aid to Ukraine Push Putin to Escalate
WASHINGTON – As the United States weighs arming Ukraine’s military to bolster its fight against Russia-backed separatists, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Frano?ois Hollande … …read more Source: Japan Herald...