BERLIN — Angela Merkel’s office says the German chancellor has called Ukraine’s president-elect to congratulate him, saying the vote gives him “a strong mandate.”
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at Farmleigh House in Dublin on April 4, 2019, following talks on Brexit.
