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U.S. Sen. John McCain blasted the president's "more of the same" strategy for Ukraine and described it as "doomed to fail." (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Pentagon prepping forces to assist Ukraine’s national guard

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

During a joint news conference with President Obama Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that Berlin still supported keeping Greece in the eurozone, but stood strongly behind the austerity program demanded by the Troika. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel takes tough line on Greece ahead of key meeting

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. The leaders were expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and arming Ukrainian fighters to wage a more effective battle against Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama to Germany: Give us ‘benefit of the doubt’ on NSA snooping

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. The leaders were expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and arming Ukrainian fighters to wage a more effective battle against Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama considering lethal aid to Ukraine; move could cause rift between U.S., allies

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk in together to begin their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. The leaders were expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and arming Ukrainian fighters to wage a more effective battle against Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FRANK GAFFNEY: What is Merkel Telling Putin?

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko holds Russian passports claiming they are proof of the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine as he addresses the 51. Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. The conference on security policy takes place from Feb. 6, 2015 until Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Stringer)

Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine president, pushes for fast cease-fire, defensive arms

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Ukrainian forces have lost hundreds of square miles more than was agreed under the Minsk Protocol. U.S. and Ukrainian officials say separatists in the east are pushing to establish a land bridge from Russia's mainland to Crimea. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande being led into ‘trap’ in Russia peace talks, Ukraine says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration by Heng, Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore CartoonArts International

SUZANNE FIELDS: Angela Merkel tangles with Alexis Tsipras over austerity

By Suzanne Fields

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014, to their joint news conference in the Rose Garden. Obama and Merkel are putting on a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an assertive Russia, even as sanctions imposed by Western allies seem to be doing little to change Russian President Vladimir Putin's reasoning on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Angela Merkel to visit White House next week

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A woman waves a Greek flag during a speech by the leader of Syriza left-wing party Alexis Tsipras outside Athens University Headquarters, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. A triumphant Alexis Tsipras told Greeks that his radical left Syriza party's win in Sunday's early general election meant an end to austerity and humiliation and that the country's regular and often fraught debt inspections were a thing of the past. "Today the Greek people have made history. Hope has made history," Tsipras said in his victory speech at a conference hall in central Athens. (AP Photo/Fotis Plegas G.)

PETER MORICI: Now Greeks should dump the Euro

By Peter Morici

Fear and Rage: The Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West has been staging demonstrations against immigration from countries with large Muslim populations. Its numbers are growing, and its protests are spreading. (Associated Press)

PEGIDA anti-Islam, anti-immigration movement stifling Germany’s economy, business leaders warn

By Angela Waters - Special to The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes President of Russia Vladimir Putin, left, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Angela Merkel boots Vladimir Putin, says Russian leader will not receive G-7 invite

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

From the left : Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, France's President, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU President Donald Tusk, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, King Abdullah of Jordan and Queen Rania Al Abdullah march during a rally in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. A rally of defiance and sorrow, protected by an unparalleled level of security, on Sunday will honor the 17 victims of three days of bloodshed in Paris that left France on alert for more violence. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)

Angela Merkel’s image from Paris march gets cut from Israel paper

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a joint news conference with the Prime Minster of Moldova Iurie Leanca, as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, July 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ** FILE **

German government sites downed by pro-Russian hackers: ‘We will not forgive’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes President of Russia Vladimir Putin, left, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Angela Merkel on Vladimir Putin: He acts the way he does to ‘prove he’s a man’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on reality and memory in Germany on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (By Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times)

FIELDS: The Berlin Wall, back to the future

By Suzanne Fields

Illustration by Clement, National Post, Toronto, Canada

SUZANNE FIELDS: Troubled times for Angela Merkel

By Suzanne Fields

Illustration on anti-Semitism masquerading as criticism of Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

FIELDS: The Israelization of anti-Semitism

By Suzanne Fields

Turkish immigrants go shopping on a market in Duisburg, Germany. The government has even fashioned its own version of the American dream, with its "Make it in Germany" campaign. Launched in 2012, this online platform lures non-German-speaking skilled immigrants with the promise of a lucrative future. (Associated Press)

Germany welcomes immigrants to sustain economic growth, population

By Nele Obermueller - Special to The Washington Times

Rescue workers carry a plastic bag with a dead body at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 19, 2014. Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of helping separatist rebels destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane shot down in rebel-held territory &#8212; a charge the rebels denied. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Monitors try to secure Ukraine crash site of Malaysian airliner

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