German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the outcome of the meeting held by European leaders with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House “exceeded our expectations.”
According to Reuters, Merz said after the talks: “The results of the meeting exceeded our expectations,” expressing his welcome of Trump’s announcement regarding security guarantees for Ukraine.
He added: “The whole of Europe must take part in providing security guarantees for Ukraine.”
Merz further explained that Trump had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within two weeks.
He noted: “This will be followed by a trilateral meeting attended by President Trump.”
In a post on his account on the platform X, Merz wrote: “It was a good meeting today with President Trump, President Zelensky, and our European partners in Washington, but the next steps will be more complicated.”
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