Merkel in the Middle

Politico ^ | 7/18/14 | Klaus Larees and Peter Eltsov

[DoodleDawg]

Only a few months ago, a meeting between the Russian and German leaders would have raised few eyebrows in Washington. Now, in the middle of the most severe crisis in German-American relations in decades—and sharply escalated tensions between the West and Russia following the shooting-down of a civilian Malaysian airliner with many Westerners on board Thursday—there is a lot more at stake. A profound distrust has developed in U.S. governmental circles about what the Germans and Russians are discussing and whether Berlin is going its own way, especially as the Ukraine crisis has festered on.

[DoodleDawg]

Subtitle is "Can Germany patch things up between Putin and Obama?" First I want to know who is going to patch things up between Obama and Germany?

[Tailgunner Joe]