Germany's Merz: Putin has put himself in the wrong

NAMPA / DPA
2025-05-15
Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's absence from the Istanbul talks on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Zelensky had shown "enormous goodwill" with his trip to Turkey, Merz told German public broadcaster ZDF. "The one who is now putting himself in the wrong by not showing up is Putin." Merz indicated that a new EU sanctions package for Russia is expected next week: "This package......
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