German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has asked US President Donald Trump not to take unexpected steps during expected talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, concerning the war in Ukraine, which are expected to take next week in China.
Speaking in Dublin on Friday, Merz voiced concern that meeting between the two leaders could repeat the situation created during their summit in Anchorage in Alaska, which was viewed by European leaders as an important moment in efforts to end the war in Ukraine, reports the news agency HINA.
Some here in Dublin fear this could be converted into the second moment of Anchorage, Merzi said.
He then addressed Washington directly, demanding that the US continue to stand by Europe and Ukraine.
Therefore, I want to declare our message to the United States very clearly: please, without surprise. Keep playing as part of Europe’s team and Ukraine’s KEkipi, the German Chancellor said.
Merz is trying to secure the support of leaders of the European Union countries for Ukraine, within discussions on the bloc’s long-term budget. He said his proposal has received broad support, though an agreement on the issue remains far apart.
Following meetings between US and Russian representatives in Abu-Dabi this week, the German Chancellor warned that substial peace talks are expected to begin in the coming weeks. According to him, European representatives will also participate in these discussions, for the first time.
Merz also rejected Russia’s demands that European security architecture be the focus of negotiations, arguing that this issue is already determined through NATO.
Future discussions should focus on a major question: Within what framework can Ukraine’s security be guaranteed as soon as peace is achieved? First, however, we must actually achieve that peace, Merzi added.
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