Germany's Merkel Changes Tack with Russia's Putin - Wall Street Journal

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Germany's Merkel Changes Tack with Russia's Putin - Wall Street Journal

March 12, 2014 8:24 p.m. ET


BERLIN—For weeks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tried more than any world leader to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from efforts to annex Ukraine's Crimea region—to little immediate avail.


Seeing that Mr. Putin isn't likely to back down, Ms. Merkel—who has become Europe's de facto leader in addressing the Russia crisis—is pivoting toward a longer view. The conviction now among Berlin officials is that the...





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