Comment from Kyiv, Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel may be at the pinnacle of her power as Europe’s “Iron Frau,” but the G7’s longest-serving leader will be sharing the spotlight with the missing man from Moscow when the group’s leaders’ summit begins Sunday in the Bavarian Alps.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a pariah since being kicked out last year from what had become the G8 for sending his army to invade and annex Crimea and then for abetting the civil war unleashed by pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine. It is unlikely he will be welcomed back any time soon.
Merkel, who …read more
Source: National Post
