Frankfurt (Germany), 19 May (LaPresse) – ‘Putin must accept a ceasefire and peace talks.’ This was written in a message on X by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, referring to a phone call with US President Donald Trump and other EU leaders. ‘I spoke with US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni about Ukraine and the upcoming phone call between President Trump and Putin. We want to continue this dialogue today,’ Merz wrote.

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