German chancellor Angela Merkel signalled she’s ready
for a long confrontation with president Vladimir Putin over Ukraine as
her foreign minister said the two countries’ ties will be “remapped”.
As
government forces and pro-Russian separatists battle it out, Germany’s
goal is keeping Ukraine sovereign and whole, and Russia’s actions
threaten “the peaceful international order and breach international
law”, Merkel said in a speech to parliament in Berlin.
“We need patience and staying power to overcome the crisis,” she said to applause from lower-house lawmakers.
Economic sanctions on Russia “remain unavoidable” as a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine fails to hold, she said.
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