– My expectations not only met, but the results of the gathering even exceeded my expectations," said the CDU politician after the talks. As he added, he was not certain that the gathering would run this way. “It could have been different,” he said.
These are "the decisive days for Ukraine and for Europe" - stressed Merz. He added that the conversation with US president Donald Trump was very open. In his opinion, real negotiations can only take place at a summit in which Ukraine will besides participate. “This highest is possible only if the weapon is silent,” said the Chancellor. According to him, the gathering of Presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Putin and Zelenski, attended by US president Donald Trump, will take place in the next 2 weeks.
Security guarantees
Merz reported that during the gathering of the leaders of Finland, France, Germany, large Britain, Italy, Ukraine and the US, EU and NATO representatives in the White home were intensively discussing safety guarantees for Ukraine after peace was concluded. "We very much welcomed president Trump's declaration to give Ukraine a safety guarantee," stressed Merz.
He added that the question of who and to what degree will be active in securing peace must be discussed between European partners and the US. "It is absolutely clear that Europe should all be involved," said Merz. He declared that Germany felt liable to do so. To what degree this should be discussed in Europe and in the Berlin coalition - "to the question of whether we may gotta make decisions requiring a mandate" of Parliament. In Germany, Bundestag decides to send the Bundeswehr soldiers to Ukraine.
