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“He is very pleased with himself,” says German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz in an interview with Tagesschau after a phone with US President Donald Trump.
He preceded the Alaska summit for Ukraine on Friday between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting ended without consent. Trump also withdrew his request for a ceasefire before joint peace negotiations with Ukraine And instead, he talked about a comprehensive peaceful agreement. In response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he announced a meeting with Trump in an oval office on Monday.
Merts, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyenn and other state and government leaders of the EU and government leaders, will also participate in negotiations in Washington, according to von Der Leyenn and representative of the German government.
Merts: “A little less will be enough”
Mertz expressed relief that there were no concessions for Putin “As for the Earth ”during a meeting in Alaska. Many are still open, “But at least negotiations began,” said Merz. Nevertheless, it was necessary to carefully consider how a comprehensive peace agreement could be implemented. As for a meeting with Putin, Merts said: “A little less will be enough.”
The meeting between Trump and Putin was a meeting between equals. The United States laid a red carpet for the President of Russia, and then accompanied it upon returning with American fighter aircraft. Conclusion of the meeting: Now Zelenski will begin in the hand of the war. According to The Washington Post, referring to circles that are informed about the Alaska summit, Putin is not for his requirements. He wants Donbas – completely. Currently, Russia controls only parts of the region in eastern Ukraine.
Mertz criticized the fact that Russia continued to bomb Ukraine even during negotiations with Trump in Anchorida. “This is a great disrespect” Mertz said. “It shows how safe it is, obviously, at the moment,” he said about Putin.
In this light, Merz is welcomed by the fact that the United States agreed to provide security guarantees for Ukraine and more closely cooperate with Europeans. “This is a positive surprise,” says Merz. Trump, obviously, announced this at a telephone conference with European leaders of states and government.
Trilateral Assembly: “Of course, we support it”
It is also known that the tripartite meeting of Zelensky, Trump and Putin was a “part of the agreement”. “This is what we heard from Donald Trump this morning,” says Merz. “Of course, we support this,” the Chancellor said.
Mertz is sure that the interests of Europe and Ukraine will be taken into account. Before the summit in Alsak, the heads of state and governments of Europe, together with Ukraine, began a video call with Trump in the past environment to clearly formulate their positions. “None of the points that we discussed was canceled by Trump”, Says Mertz. Good news, says the German Chancellor. “Trump is moving in the line that we discussed together,” says Merz.