Merkel, Obama agree annexing Crimea violates Ukraine's integrity
Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama agreed in a call on Tuesday that Crimea's declaration of independence and Russia's annexation of the peninsula was an "unacceptable blow to the territorial integrity of Ukraine", her office said.
The German chancellor's office said in a statement that both leaders viewed European Union and US sanctions against people implicated in the annexation of Crimea as a consequence of Russia's actions, but they both remained open to dialogue. (Reuters)
