Germany

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "There is a possibility to try and bring a cease-fire" in the Russian conflict with Ukraine. (associated press)

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During a joint news conference with President Obama Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that Berlin still supported keeping Greece in the eurozone, but stood strongly behind the austerity program demanded by the Troika. (Associated Press)

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Russian soldiers march in a Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Germany. (Associated Press)

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Infantrymen of the U.S. first army (left) greet Russian troops on a broken bridge over the Elbe River at Torgau, Germany, on April 25, 1945, effectively cutting Nazi forces in half. (associated press photographs)

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French President Francois Hollande, right, gestures while speaking as Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to him during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Talks among the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on a peace initiative for Ukraine ended early Saturday with an announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart would discuss a proposal to end the fighting in a four-way telephone call this weekend. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Polar Bear Anori enjoys the temperatures around the freezing point while playing at the outdoor enclosure pool at the Wuppertal Zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, on Thursday Feb. 5,2015.(AP Photo/dpa/Maja Hitij)

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Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong addresses the media during a joint press conference as part of a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Steffi Loos)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to Hungary on Monday that her nation will not provide military hardware to Ukraine and asserted that the war with Russia-backed forces "cannot be solved militarily." (Associated Press)

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President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi speaks during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, following a meeting of the ECB governing council. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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German police officers patrol in a terminal at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ** FILE **

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From left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU President Donald Tusk and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas march during a rally in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool) ** FILE **

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes President of Russia Vladimir Putin, left, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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In this Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 file photo, smoke streams from the chimneys of the E.ON coal-fired power station in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and with a capacity of around 2300 MW of power it is one of the most powerful coal-fired power stations in Europe. Germany announced on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 a cash boost for measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in a bid to meet its ambitious climate target for 2020. Germany has pledged to reduce its carbon dioxide output by 40 percent by the end of the decade, compared to 1990s levels. Current estimates predict it will only achieve a 32-35 percent cut. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)FILE -

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A Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 is displayed during the annual press conference of the Volkswagen AG in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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A Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 is displayed during the annual press conference of the Volkswagen AG in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (credit)

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier , left, listens as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaks during closed-door nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Iran and six world powers have “never been closer” to agreement on a nuclear deal since they started negotiating more than six years ago, but it is up to Tehran to close the gap, Germany’s foreign minister said Saturday. High-level comings and goings since Friday also have seen British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius stop by for talks with Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and other participants in the negotiations. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)