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Cook, with more on todays talks between president obama and german chancellor Angela Merkel. Good afternoon. Peter good afternoon, mark. Striking a united front today at the white house and criticizing russia for destabilizing the ukraine, even as they may disagree on the next moves to come to get Vladimir Putin to change his policy, most notably providing more military for the ukrainian government. Highstakes meetings behind closed doors for both leaders. Ukraine dominated the conversation, but there were other topics as well. Angela merkel thing she cannot guarantee her push for a ceasefire will be successful. But she feels like she has to try. They both said a military solution to the crisis in ukraine is not possible, and even the merkel objects, the president said he had not yet decided whether or not to provide legal defensive weapons to ukraine, as members of both parti ....
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