Defense Secretary Ash Carter (R), Gen. Martin Dempsey. AP PHOTO/MANUEL BALCE CENETA
BY NEDRA PICKLER
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Western leaders at their weekend summit in Germany are expected to further condemn, but not more strictly punish Russia for its suspected role in the escalating violence in Ukraine.
Ukraine is pleading for a response from the Group of 7 leaders meeting Sunday and Monday in the Bavarian Alps, a year after the world’s largest industrialized democracies booted Russian President Vladimir Putin from their ranks in protest over the crisis that has killed more than 6,400 people.
Even now, Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists are engaging …read more
Source: The News
