RIGA, Latvia - With President Obama facing a host of other problems around the world and at home, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is emerging more and more as a pivotal leader on the Ukraine conflict.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at celebrating the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Ouistreham, June 6, 2014.
