Merkel urges working with Russia despite Ukraine fears

German chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday paid tribute to Soviet soldiers killed in WWII as she called for co-operation with Russia amid tensions over Ukraine.

Merkel flew to Moscow to lay a wreath at the grave of the Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin Wall, in an apparent compromise gesture after she skipped Russia’s main festivities on Saturday.

Meeting her host Vladimir Putin for talks at the Kremlin, she stressed the importance of co-operation.