WATCH LIVE: Obama, Merkel Hold Joint Press Briefing

President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014. Obama and Merkel are mounting a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an a... President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014. Obama and Merkel are mounting a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an assertive Russia, even as sanctions imposed by Western allies seem to be doing little to change Russian President Vladimir Putin's reasoning on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were scheduled to hold a joint press conference Friday at approximately 11:40 a.m. ET. Watch live below: