German Chancellor Friedrich Merz abruptly canceled a series of meetings on Friday for negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump, Bild reports, according to UNN.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled several meetings at short notice on Friday. As Bild learned from the Chancellor's office, he asked his chief of staff, Torsten Frey, to attend the meeting instead of him due to "internal discussions and planned phone calls regarding the situation in Ukraine."
Merz will hold talks, among others, with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Negotiations in the so-called E3 format - between Zelenskyy, Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer - were also scheduled for today. It was stated that the details of the upcoming phone calls would only be released "after consultation with the participants."
"The main focus is undoubtedly on Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine," the publication notes.