German opposition leader calls for creation of contact group to end war in Ukraine

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German CDU/CSU bloc, which is likely to win the parliamentary election in February, has proposed creating a European contact group to find a common position on ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

Source: European Pravda with reference to Ukrinform news agency

Details: Merz noted that over the next "weeks and months," there should not be any individual peace initiatives from Europe but rather a common European opinion.

"I have a proposal to form a contact group of Germany, France, Poland, and the United Kingdom – the four major European countries, and NATO to exchange views [on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine – ed.], and thus develop a common vision with the United States," the German opposition leader said.

For his part, Zelenskyy confirmed the idea of creating such a group and noted in this context "how interestingly opinions intersect."

Background:

• Earlier, Merz assured Zelenskyy that Germany would do everything to support Ukraine.
• At the beginning of his visit to Kyiv, the German politician also said that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin would only negotiate if Ukraine could defend itself.

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