German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made it a foreign policy priority to prevent the United States from withdrawing from the Ukrainian conflict settlement.
‘To keep Trump on board is one of the most important foreign policy goals of Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz,’ – stated in the material.
According to the newspaper, Merz proposed a technical meeting between EU and US countries to prepare for the upcoming talks.
When the American leader made it clear that Washington was pulling out of the peace process because Russia and Ukraine would negotiate directly, European leaders, according to the German tabloid, ‘held their breath.’
They did not dare to clarify with Trump the details of his statement, fearing the announcement of a complete withdrawal of US support for Ukraine.
It is noted that US President Donald Trump ‘to the relief of the Europeans’ agreed to Merz’s proposal.
Earlier it was reported that Donald Trump ‘shocked’ European leaders with his ‘sudden U-turn’ towards Russia after a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
