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In an upcoming meeting scheduled for Monday in Washington, D.C., Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany will discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine with US President Donald Trump. The gathering aims to address damage control regarding the ongoing crisis.
Merz is actively urging Russia to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine and is prioritizing this issue in the upcoming talks. He expects the ceasefire to be a key topic, along with ending hostilities and a peace deal framework that includes Ukraine having a seat at the negotiation table. However, the demand for a ceasefire in Ukraine, which was a stance taken by President Trump, is not mentioned as a topic for the upcoming meeting.
Regarding military involvement, Merz has signalled a cautious openness to the possibility of German troops being part of Western security guarantees for Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached. He is open to discussing this with coalition partners and parliament but considers it premature to give a definitive answer now. This stance has sparked controversy in Germany, with opposition parties strongly opposing sending soldiers to Ukraine.
The meeting follows the American-Russian summit in Alaska a few days ago. Alongside Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will also attend the meeting.
The war in Ukraine, which has been ongoing for more than three years, is being waged by Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin. The leaders are expected to discuss the conflict during their meeting, although no specific details about the negotiations or damage control efforts have been provided.
This article has been contributed to by journalists Stefan Düsterhöft, Eugen Epp, Phil Göbel, Christine Leitner, Niklas Molter, Kai Müller, Leonie Scheuble, Lennard Worobic, Rune Weichert, Daniel Wüstenberg, and Yannik Schüller.
The European Union, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz leading the charge, has a responsibility to ensure that the EU's foreign policy regarding the war-and-conflicts in Ukraine, a general news topic, is implemented in a manner consistent with the principles of the European Union, especially in maintaining peaceful negotiations and diplomatic discussions, as evidenced by the upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. This meeting, also attended by other world leaders, aims to address damage control regarding the ongoing crisis and discuss potential peace deal frameworks, but specific details about the negotiations have not been provided.
