Obama, Merkel Begin Ukraine Crisis Talks

U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are seen ahead of crisis talks on Ukraine at the White House in Washington, Feb. 9, 2015.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's vehicle arrives at the White House for meetings and a news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, Feb. 9, 2015.

President Barack Obama listens as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 9, 2015.

A man is seen through a crater created by a rocket from underneath a bridge in Donetsk, Feb. 9, 2015.

A pro-Russian rebel walks past a car destroyed by a rocket during recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, Feb. 9, 2015.