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Zelensky travels to Germany/Meeting with Merz for Ukraine-Russia peace talks

2025-05-27 16:31:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Zelensky travels to Germany/Meeting with Merz for Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to arrive in Berlin on May 28 for a surprise visit and a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German daily Der Spiegel reported, citing confidential government sources. The meeting comes as Merz seeks to boost European efforts to start further peace talks at a technical level between Ukraine and Russia.

According to Der Spiegel, Merz plans to discuss possible steps towards facilitating such negotiations directly with Zelensky. He will also brief the Ukrainian leader on plans for a new European Union sanctions package targeting Russia, aimed at increasing pressure on Moscow to engage in serious dialogue.

Ahead of the May 16 peace talks in Istanbul, Merz had warned the Kremlin of sweeping new sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to obstruct progress. The Istanbul talks, the first in three years, ended after less than two hours, with no agreement on a ceasefire.

The only significant result was an agreement to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war from each side.

Moscow reiterated its maximalist demands, including a complete Ukrainian withdrawal from four partially occupied regions it claims to have annexed, a position that Kiev and its allies reject.

The meeting marked Merz's first visit to Ukraine as chancellor and the first time all four leaders have stood together in Kiev. /CNA





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