Hours after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in a field in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people and igniting a geopolitical crisis, Angela Merkel reacted to the news with the same quality that has characterised much of her political life: caution.
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German chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a press conference on July 18 in Berlin.
