"The next steps will be more difficult": Merz commented on the White House meeting
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the meeting in Washington with Trump, Zelenskyy, and European partners "good." He emphasized the need to pressure Russia and conclude a truce before further negotiations.

The German Chancellor considers today's meeting at the White House successful. He wrote about this on the social network X, UNN reports.
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According to him, today in Washington "there was a good meeting with President Trump, President Zelenskyy and our European partners."
But the next steps will be more difficult. We must put pressure on Russia
He added that "a ceasefire must be concluded before further negotiations."
Recall
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during a meeting at the White House, called on Trump to put pressure on Vladimir Putin so that a truce would begin as early as the next trilateral meeting, which could take place with the participation of Zelenskyy and Putin.