LONDON -- Tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats. Russian naval ships showing up as world leaders meet in Australia. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany telling Russia sternly to play by 21st-century rules - and President Vladimir Putin practically spitting fury over Western reaction to his annexation of Crimea.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
New York Times: Merkel of Germany issues rebuke to Russia, setting caution aside
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) visits the Lowy Institute for International Policy to give an address in Sydney on Nov. 17.