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Josh Rogin: US-Germany rift on Ukraine aids Putin
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) during the second day of the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 7, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed a new peace bid to end the Ukraine conflict, warning that sending weapons to government forces fighting pro-Russian rebels would not stop the bloodshed. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE
Some European leaders are in a full court press to oppose Washington’s potential plan to give lethal aid to the Ukrainian military. The problem is, there has been no decision in Washington, and the Europeans may be fighting against a plan that U.S. President Barack Obama will never approve anyway.