Berlin, Aug 15, 2025 (AFP) - Putin has 'opportunity' to agree Ukraine ceasefire: Germany's Merz

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2025-08-15

Russian President Vladimir Putin should seize the "opportunity" of a ceasefire during talks with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday. "The goal must be a summit also attended by President Zelensky" of Ukraine where "a ceasefire must be agreed", Merz said in a statement. He added that Trump "can now take a major step toward peace" more than three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. pyv/emp/j......

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