The office of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has confirmed that he will receive President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, December 15. Later, European heads of state and government, as well as EU and NATO leaders, will join the talks.
This is reported on the official website of the Federal Government of Germany.
"On Monday, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz will receive President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold German-Ukrainian economic talks and exchange views on the state of peace talks in Ukraine," the statement said.
In addition, it is indicated that in the evening, numerous European heads of state and government, as well as EU and NATO leaders will join the talks.
We will remind, earlier Bild, citing sources, reported that on Monday, December 15, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy would arrive on a visit to Berlin (Germany) to meet with Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
It was noted that Zelenskyy's arrival was also evidenced by the extremely high security measures already being taken in the government quarter and in the airspace over Berlin.
Meanwhile, sources of the American edition of Axios claim that on Saturday, December 13, representatives of the United States, Ukraine, France, Germany and the United Kingdom will discuss the peace plan of American President Donald Trump in Paris on Saturday, December 13.
The White House did not give a clear answer as to whether it would send a representative to the meeting. It also said that US President Donald Trump is "extremely disappointed" with both sides of the russian-Ukrainian war.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned during a speech in Berlin on December 11 that the alliance is the next target of the aggressor country russia.
He also said that readiness is extremely important if "you love the German language and don't want to speak Russian."
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