Ukrainian President Volodymyr Genskyj should be expected to meet with the head of Kremlin Vladimir Putin sometime during the coming two weeks. The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the media after he attended multilateral negotiations with US President Donald Trump, green and European leaders in the White House, TASR writes, according to DPA and AFP.
- The details of the meeting have not yet been agreed, says Merz.
- The German office emphasizes the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
- Trump discussed security guarantees for Ukraine with leaders.
- He described the negotiations in the White House Merz as very positive.
Trump shortly before on his social network Truth Social wrote that started with the preparations to meet the Greeny with Putin, He also wants to take a trilateral meeting with them. Merz explained that Putin’s bilateral meeting has not yet agreed and stressed that this meeting would require perfect preparation.
Trump interrupted Monday negotiations with European leaders and Greeny in the White House to call Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Merza, during the call, the couple “agreed that the Russian President’s meeting with Ukrainian will take place over the next two weeks”. “In my opinion, it would be more than desirable if this meeting finally led to a ceasefire in Ukraine,” Merz added.
At the same time, the German office stressed that Ukraine should not be pushed to give up its territory. Russia’s demand for Ukraine to give up the parts of Donbas, which is still in control, would be comparable to the fact that “as if the United States had to give up Florida”. He added that a sovereign country simply cannot approach something like this.
US President before the negotiations insisted that Ukraine will have to withdraw Russia’s territory, Reminds AFP. Trump has also repeatedly excluded Ukraine’s accession to NATO in the past, and in this matter stood on the side of Putin, which The potential connection of Kiev to the Alliance describes as a provocation.
However, according to Merza, European leaders have greatly welcomed Trump’s announcement that it will provide Ukraine with security guarantees. AFP explains that Trump, but in this respect, has earned responsibility for Europe. “During the meeting, we discussed security guarantees for Ukraine, which would provide various European countries in coordination with the United States,” The US President wrote after interviews in the White House on his social network Truth Social.
“It is essential that the United States is ready to provide (Kiev) security guarantees and coordinate them with Europeans. In the event of a peace agreement, there will be adequate security guarantees for Ukraine,” He commented on his claim Merz. He added that the details of these guarantees, including who will participate in them, will have to be discussed by European partners with the US. “It is completely clear that all Europe should be involved,” said Merz. According to him, Germany itself has a “great responsibility” in this matter.
In general, the German Chancellor evaluated the negotiations in the White House and described them as very open. “My expectations were not only fulfilled but overcome,” Merz said, admitting that he was not sure that the negotiations would have such a good course.
He stressed, however, that The actual bargaining of the end of the war in Ukraine can take place – with Ukrainian participation – only after the “calm of weapons” occurs.
