German Chancellor Merz meets the President of the United States todaytrump Expectedly to meet Russian President in China next weekPutin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, inukraine The stance on this issue should be in line with that of European colleagues, so please no surprises.
Agence France-Presse reported that Friedrich Merz told reporters at the EU summit in Dublin, Ireland: “I want to send my message again very clearly to the United States: Please no surprises.”
Furthermore, Merz also said: “Please stand with Team Europe and Team Ukraine, and let us work together to achieve real peace for Ukraine.”
“Some people in Dublin are worried this could turn into ‘a second Anchorage moment,'” Meltz said, according to a Reuters report.
Merz was reportedly referring to the summit between Trump and Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, which European leaders believed could be a key moment in ending the war in Ukraine.
Mertz said: “So I want to make our position clear to the United States: Please do not have any surprises. Please continue to stand with ‘Team Europe’ and ‘Team Ukraine’.”
