German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hopes that a breakthrough will be achieved in resolving the conflict in Ukraine at the upcoming August 15 meeting between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska.
“We hope for a breakthrough on August 15. Above all, for there to finally be a ceasefire. And the possibility of peace talks in Ukraine“, Merz said in an interview with the ARD television channel. He recalled that the war in Ukraine has been going on for three and a half years. “It's time to end this“, the German Chancellor emphasized.