Berlin, May 8, 2025 (AFP) - Merz says Trump backed European efforts to end Ukraine war

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2025-05-08
Germany said Thursday that US President Donald Trump voiced support for European efforts to end the Ukraine war, in a first phone call with the new Chancellor Friedrich Merz. They "agreed to work closely together to end the war in Ukraine", said government spokesman Stefan Kornelius in a statement. Merz "shared the President's call for a swift end to the killing in Ukraine" and said that "Russia must now agree to a ceasefire to create space for n......
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