BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel won’t attend a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow but will visit the Russian capital a day later, her office said Wednesday, amid tensions over the Ukraine conflict.Merkel has declined an invitation to attend the Red Square commemoration marking 70 years since the capitulation of Nazi Germany to Soviet forces, a government spokesman said.RELATED STORIESPutin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine peace dealWestern leaders hint at more Russian sanctions over UkraineMerkel leads last chance Ukraine peace driveHowever, she plans to visit Moscow on May 10 to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the …read more
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