The country most poised to glean clues from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s forthcoming trip to Washington is Ukraine. Merkel and her government are widely seen as a source of expertise on how to engage with Russia and, more specifically, with President Vladimir Putin. This expertise is bound to play a role at her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose Russia policy is still nebulous. Due to flight cancellations related to bad weather in the United States, the visit, originally scheduled for March 14, has been postponed until March 17, prolonging the Ukrainian waiting game. The meeting could send a signal that Trump recognizes the significance of Ukraine for European security, at least rhetorically.
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A protester with his moustache in the colours of the Ukrainian flag sings during a demonstration in front of the Russian embassy in Kyiv on Feb. 26 marking the third anniversary of Russian annexation of Crimea.
