Chancellor Friedrich Merz has canceled an appointment at a primary school in Berlin to take part in discussions about the situation Ukraine to participate. Due to internal discussions and a planned telephone call to Ukraine, he asked the head of the Chancellery, Thorsten Frei, to attend the appointment in his place, government officials said. The Federal Government, if necessary, will report the phone call afterwards – in consultation with the interlocutor.
Newspaper Picture report that Merz He will hold talks with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A federal government spokesperson was initially reluctant to comment on this when asked by ZEIT. Merz was supposed to read to children at Robert Reinick Elementary School in Berlin the morning of national reading day.
The Trump administration has drawn up a 28-point plan to end Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. This stipulates, among other things, that Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia.
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) said that, in his view, the US proposal was “not a real plan,” but “a list of issues” that “urgently need to be discussed between Ukraine and Russia.”
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