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 considering sending anti-tank weapons and other defensive arms to Ukraine, but said no decision has been made.
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Harper made headlines during last November’s G-20 summit in Australia when he gave Putin a less-than-warm welcome when Putin approached Harper for a handshake.
“I guess I’ll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you: You need to get out of Ukraine,” Harper told Putin, according to Harper’s spokesman.
