Section: US & Canada
Merkel thanks Harper, Obama for diplomatic support on Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a bi-lateral meeting during a visit to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) OTTAWA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday night she is leaving North America having won support from the United...
Harper noncommittal on question of arming Ukraine
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed to “never accept the illegal occupation of Ukraine by Russia,” but won’t say whether Canada could give Ukraine weapons and other “lethal” military aid to fight Russian-backed rebels. Appearing alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel following an hour-long, closed-door meeting on Parliament Hill...
Harper noncommittal on question of arming Ukraine
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed to “never accept the illegal occupation of Ukraine by Russia,” but won’t say whether Canada could give Ukraine weapons and other “lethal” military aid to fight Russian-backed rebels. Appearing alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel following an hour-long, closed-door meeting on Parliament Hill...
EU delays sanctions by a week to support Ukraine peace talks
International donors are planning a conference in Kiev in April to raise at least $15-billion (U.S.) to help save Ukraine from bankruptcy and rebuild the country, a senior EU official said on Monday. …read more Source: The Globe and...
Merkel Says Ukraine Conflict Can’t Be Solved By Military
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the conflict between Russia and Ukraine cannot be solved by “military means.” Merkel made the remark in a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, just hours after meeting with U.S. President Barak Obama in Washington. Obama has been...
Obama, Merkel rally behind diplomacy in Ukraine conflict
By STEVEN R. HURST read more …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine needs our diplomacy — not our weapons
The ingredients were all there for a rapid escalation in the crisis. Bloody battles in the Debaltseve region, a new front in the southern city of Mariupol forming a land bridge between Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, a January declaration from rebel leaders for the mobilization of one hundred thousand fighters, and claims of Russian troops and...
Explosion hits chemical plant in rebel-held city of Donetsk
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine aim to hold a summit Wednesday to breathe new life into a much-violated September peace plan for eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Merkel briefs Harper on Ukraine talks
Merkel to have quick meeting with Harper in Ottawa to brief him on Ukraine talks …read more Source:...
Angela Merkel, Stephen Harper repeat desire for diplomatic solution in Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Stephen Harper met in Ottawa today to discuss the Ukraine crisis ahead of a proposed summit this week and June’s G7 meeting south of Munich. …read more Source:...
