Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Judy Dempsey: Merkel’s (and Europe’s) foreign policy at the crossroads
Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel talks to the media at the end of an European Union Summit held at the EU Council building in Brussels, Dec. 18, 2014.
Angela Merkel desperately wants to end the Ukraine crisis. That was clear after her telephone call on Dec. 16 with her French, Russian, and Ukrainian counterparts. In a short statement, the German Chancellor said she wanted a "comprehensive" solution to the crisis. It is not clear what that means in practice.
