Obama and Merkel Share a Beer Before the G7 Summit
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BBC Russian Service
President Obama and Chancellor Merkel met prior to the start of the G7 Summit in Bavaria on Sunday to discuss a range of topics, from climate change and the Ukraine crisis to the Islamic State and extremism. Russia was not invited to the Summit for the second year in a row due to its support of the separatists in Eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. Obama and Merkel also shared a Bavarian meal with traditional German beer.
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