German Chancellor Friedrich Merz almost caused a diplomatic scandal in the White House when, in the presence of US President Donald Trump, he set a condition for the start of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
This is reported by The New York Times.
“The Europeans have avoided big disagreements with Trump. The closest the situation came to a diplomatic scandal was when Merz again stated on camera that negotiations between Zelensky and Putin could take place only after a cease—fire,” the newspaper writes.
As Donald Trump noted, the United States would be in danger if it were not for mutual understanding with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
