German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Washington for talks on Ukraine amid reports of a rift with the White House.
The US is considering sending weapons to the Kiev government as it battles pro-Russian rebels, but Germany opposes the idea.
Angela Merkel will brief US President Barack Obama on peace proposals France and Germany are attempting to broker betweek Ukraine and Russia's leaders.
Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine between government troops and rebels it claims are armed and supported by Moscow.
Sir Gerald Howarth MP is a former UK defence minister - he's pessimistic about Angela Merkel's push for peace because of the ambitions of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
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Sir Gerald Howarth MP is a former UK defence minister - he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is a dangerous man.
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