Angela Merkel: 'More weapons will not lead to the progress Ukraine needs'

Angela Merkel
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Germany's Angela Merkel dismissed the idea of arming Ukraine with weapons to combat pro-Russian separatists, following a Friday trip to Moscow to present a peace plan, Reuters reports.

President Barack Obama is reportedly considering arming Kiev against militants that Western powers say are being supported by Russia — a claim Moscow continues to deny. But European officials, and most vocally Merkel, do not believe a military standoff is the answer.

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.