A rapid peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine can “have more value than the ceasefire”, The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday in an interview with the ZDF public service station, TASR informs.
Merz said that after the planned Monday meeting of US President Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a three -sided meeting should be held as soon as possible with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to achieve a peace agreement. “If it works out, it will be more value than a ceasefire that could take several weeks without further progress in political and diplomatic efforts,” said Merz.
As he added, he said it is “good news” that between Putin and Trump during a Friday meeting in Alaska There were no negotiations on territorial claims without the participation of Ukraine and the rest of Europe.
A positive signal is that according to Trump is Russia willing to conduct negotiations along the current contact line on the frontMerz. “This is a huge difference because Russia is awarding territorial claims that have not yet been militarily occupied by Russia,” he explained.
As he added, this was probably the subject of interviews during the Friday summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska. And there, according to Trump Putin, he agreed to negotiations within the current front lines in Ukraine.
Europe will play a role in Trump’s conversations with a green, He also introduced the German Chancellor. According to CNN, one of the White House officials had previously said that several European leaders were invited to these interviews.
However, according to Merz, Trump will still play a decisive role in the conflict. “The US President, who then has power also militarily through suitable sanctions and duties to ensure, To make Russia more than it does today, ” noted.
The German Chancellor also stated that He enjoys the US readiness to participate in security guarantees for Ukraine. “Now there are security guarantees on the table … and the good news is that America is ready to participate in such security guarantees and does not leave it just in Europe, ” closed Merz.
