Merkel’s Top Diplomat to Rebuff U.S. Call to Arm Ukraine
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Washington in an effort to tamp growing U.S. pressure to ship weapons to Ukraine, arguing an unsteady cease-fire with Russian-backed rebels needs time to take hold.
Steinmeier will tell U.S. officials that Germany sees progress in the reduction of violence, withdrawal of heavy weapons and greater access for international observers, a Foreign Ministry official said, asking not to be identified speaking ahead of the trip.