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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged Donald Trump not to accept a peace deal for Ukraine at a cost to Europe, while offering to hold talks with Washington on possible territorial concessions to Russia to secure a ceasefire.
Merz said he held a "detailed" phone call with the US president on Wednesday, where he, along with France's Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, stressed the importance of Europe's involvement in talks with Russia on issues essential to the continent's long-term security.
The call came after Kiev sent Washington the latest draft of a peace proposal, including revisions drawn up by Ukrainian and European governments, people familiar with the matter said.
Merz and Macron proposed talks on the revised plan with the US and Ukraine over the weekend, including controversial territorial concessions to Moscow that Trump's negotiating team has supported. A possible meeting in Berlin could follow next week, he added.
" This is mainly about the question of what territorial concessions Ukraine is willing to make... a question that only the Ukrainian president and the Ukrainian people can answer. From this phone conversation with President Trump yesterday I got the strong impression that he is ready to follow this path with us, because he knows that the Europeans also need to be heard here ," Merz said on Thursday.
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