After Emmanuel Macron, and the new German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz made it clear on Sunday that Russia’s offer for direct negotiations with Ukraine is a “good sign”, but “anything but sufficient”.

“We expect Moscow to agree on a truce that will allow real talks to be held. First they have to silence the weapons and then the discussions can start. ‘ He stresses in a statement broadcast by the French Agency, and echoes the positions of the French president.

As the Guardian recalls, Mertz to put Ukraine’s support at the center of his rule amid persistent concerns over US security commitments in Europe under Donald Trump.

Mertz is more openly than his predecessor Olf Saltz on the mission of a large -scale German missile to Ukraine and the development of German troops as part of a peacekeeping force.

He met with UK Prime Minister, Kir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Kiev on Saturday, where they expressed their support to Volodimir Zelenski.

‘You didn’t understand’

Moscow gave a response to Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski. The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Sakharova, He said that Ukraine had not realized what Vladimir Putin meant.

Zelenski said earlier that it was a positive sign that Russia has begun considering the possibility of ending the war, but that the first step in this direction is the start of a ceasefire on Monday May 12th.

However, Maria Sakharova made it clear that Putin means there must be negotiations first For the ‘main causes’ of the conflict, and only then Talks for ceasefire can be held.