Angela Merkel at her wits end with Putin as Alexei Navalny is still in a coma
The German leader’s tone has changed towards Russia, but being on the way out, and Trump worried about other things, she has little sway
26 August 2020 - 15:14
Berlin — With Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny lying in an induced coma just minutes from Angela Merkel’s office in Berlin, the German chancellor is at a loss over what to do about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The German leader — a key conduit to the West for the Russian president — is frustrated that Putin has shown no flexibility on the case, according to two officials familiar with her thinking, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations...
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