Prime Minister Stephen Harper and German Chancellor Angela Merkel continue to disagree on whether to provide military assistance to Ukraine in the event of a breakdown of negotiations with Russia later this week.
Merkel spent the day on a whirlwind tour of North America, stopping first in Washington before heading back through Ottawa, in an effort to convince Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama to back off their threats to arm Ukraine ahead of Wednesday’s planned summit in Minsk with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Merkel said last night that she plans to “put all our efforts toward a diplomatic solution,” …read more
Source: iPolitics
