MOSCOW – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday paid tribute to Soviet soldiers killed in WWII as she called for co-operation with Russia amid tensions over Ukraine.Merkel flew to Moscow to lay a wreath at the grave of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin walls, in an apparent compromise gesture after she skipped Russia’s main festivities on Saturday.RELATED STORIESRussia stages huge military parade, Western leaders boycottChina’s Xi to visit Russia, Kazakhstan and BelarusMeeting her host Vladimir Putin for talks at the Kremlin, she stressed the importance of co-operation.”It’s necessary for us to work, to co-operate including over complicated situations – …read more
Source: AsiaOne
