Vladislav Grigoriev 21:59, 23.08.25 UNIAN
According to Merz, over the past three weeks, Germany and the EU have made more diplomatic efforts than ever before
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz estimated the progress in the peaceful settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war at only 2%. He expressed this opinion at the congress of the Christian Democratic Union branch in Osnabrück, writes TRT Global .
“We have taken the first steps. But I will say it figuratively: we are at a distance of ten kilometers and, perhaps, have passed the first two hundred meters. In any case, we are moving in the right direction,” he said.
According to Merz, in the last three weeks, Germany and the entire European Union have made more diplomatic efforts than ever before.Video of the day
“Let no one say today that we are only discussing the supply of weapons,” he emphasized.
The German Chancellor stressed that the task of resolving the war in the coming months remains very difficult, especially given the position of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
Merz predicted when the meeting between Zelensky and Putin will take place
Earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could take place by the end of August. He noted that the US president had already agreed on this with the Kremlin leader.
Merz added that the venue for the meeting has not yet been determined. He stressed that such a summit must be well prepared.
https://www.unian.ua/world/vregulyuvannya-viyni-v-ukrajini-merc-ociniv-progres-13107612.html
And now Trump has given the tiny war criminal another 2 weeks to set up a meeting with Zelensky. By the sound of Merz, Germany is losing patience.
It’s always “another 2 weeks” with TACO.
It was 4 years with Biden…
Four years for what?
Four years of sanity.
I really miss that…
Only you would consider letting ruSSia invade Ukraine as sanity.
“letting ruSSia invade Ukraine”
It seems you need another reminder…
Let’s not forget that Trump had weakened NATO and vowed to pull the U.S. out of it if he won a second term. Biden and his secretary of state, Antony Blinken, had worked hard to pull the alliance back together.
Biden worked the phones and Blinken flew around the world, talking to allies not only to warn them but also to get pledges to pressure Russia, help Ukraine defend itself, and accept refugees if necessary. On one day alone, Biden spoke with leaders from the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Poland, and Romania; the secretary general of NATO; and the presidents of the European Union.
Biden and Blinken anticipated Putin’s pretenses for an invasion of Ukraine and publicized them, taking away from the Russian president a key propaganda lever. Along with their allies, they warned they would respond to any invasion of Ukraine with heavy economic sanctions that would crush the Russian economy. This was a threat many observers met with skepticism, since sanctions imposed after Russia’s 2014 invasion and subsequent occupation of Ukraine had not been strong enough to force Putin to a reckoning.
See lots more details in the WaPo article, “Inside Biden’s last-ditch attempts to stop Putin in Ukraine”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/25/inside-biden-putin-ukraine/
Who was president in 2014? Vladolf Putler.
Who was president in 2022? Vladolf Putler.
Who invaded Crimea? Vladolf Putler.
Who invaded Ukraine? Vladolf Putler.
Me too!
I wouldn’t go nearly so far to call Biden’s handling of this war sanity. But, compared to taco’s, it was still much better. AT least Biden didn’t stick his face into the vampire’s anus like taco does at every opportunity.
Like when Biden stuck his face into the tiny dictator’s anus when he followed his orders not to target his oil and gas infrastructure?
I think every one of agrees that Biden is a coward. Too bad the current occupant of the WH is also a coward, and putler’s ass-kisser.
I don’t think he’s a coward. He *did* visit Kyiv while the war is on. I think it’s more fair to say that he’s overly cautious, wanting to avoid the start of WW III.
Sorry, Larry, but I closely watched Biden’s actions, and they left me very frustrated too many times. Biden doesn’t have much of a spine.
I highly doubt there will be a meeting between President Zelenskyy and dictator pootin before months end.
Poopin is too afraid to meet with Zelensky. The tiny tyrant isn’t used to differing opinions and Zelensky would demolish him.
There will be no meeting between Zelensky and the vampire.