Federal government and the Middle East
Merz accuses Putin delay at Ukraine
After the recent negotiations on the Ukraine War, there should quickly be a meeting between President Putin and Selenskyj. It doesn’t look like that – which Chancellor Merz criticizes.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) accused Moscow of a “delay strategy” in the search for peace for Ukraine. Specifically, it is about the planned two -meeting between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian colleague Wolodymyr Selenskyj. “Putin thinks it is right to make this meeting to the preconditions, which from Ukraine’s perspective, also from our personal perspective, is completely unacceptable,” said Merz in a press conference with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney in Berlin.
U.S. President Donald Trump initially gave the impression of being close to a peace solution in Alaska with Putin and then in Washington with Selenskyj and other European heads of state and government. Accordingly, a meeting between Putin and Selenskyj should be organized within the next two weeks. This period expires in a few days.
Merz now sees the Russian side on the train
Merz emphasized that now Moscow was on the train. “If this step of the Russian side fails to do so, then more pressure is needed.” The European Union is already working on further sanctions. “If there is no meeting like between Trump and Putin, the ball is back with us. I mean by the Europeans and the Americans.” Trump offered to invite you to a trilateral conversation between him, Putin and Selenskyj. “That would be the logical next step.”
Carney also accused Putin to delay the meeting with Selenskyj with ever new conditions. He is obviously afraid of it. Carney agreed that Canada wanted to help make peace and security in Ukraine. “This is only possible through strength, sanctions towards Russia and the strengthening of the Ukrainian armed forces.” Certain security guarantees are also necessary.
dpa
Source: Stern
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