OTTAWA — Angela Merkel travels to Ottawa Monday night for a brief meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as the German Chancellor continues her transatlantic shuttle diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis.
The German leader will travel to Ottawa from Washington, where she has a previously scheduled meeting with President Barack Obama, amid reports of a rift between the U.S. and Europe over whether to arm Ukraine’s military.
Ms. Merkel’s supper hour arrival in Ottawa for talks with Mr. Harper afterward will allow the prime minister to receive a private briefing from a trusted ally leading a push to end the continued fighting …read more
Source: National Post
