Friedrich Mertz will go with Commission leader Ursula von der Laien and European leaders on Monday at the White House in support of Zelenski. At the center of security guarantees.

The mobility recorded in the last 24 hours in the Ukrainian field is more intense than ever after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and at least the most optimists see an opportunity to launch decisive developments.

The most pessimists, who are not few, see Russia’s “victory”, at least in the “imposition” of issues that will be raised on the negotiating table from now on, with the main possible territorial concessions to Moscow, for example, in the Donbas area – in the midst of a US.

After repeated contacts in the last few hours with all European capitals playing an important role in the Ukrainian field, Chancellor Mertz, who is openly standing on the side of Ukraine and Volodimir Zelenski, will go to Washington on Monday.

Washington is also passed by Commission leader Ursula von der Laien, NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Kir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

“The consultations will, inter alia, the issue of security guarantees, territorial issues and the continuation of Ukrainian defense support against Russian aggression. This also includes increased pressure with sanctions. “

Mers: The US in a common line with Europe

Speaking to the German public network ARD, the German Chancellor said that what is optimistic and is that after the consultations that followed the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska, the US is “in the line agreed with Europeans” and that US President Donald Donald. As he typically said, “President Trump is very pleased with the meeting with Putin.”

On the Berlin side, it is important, however, to make it clear to Moscow that no territorial concessions will be made by Ukraine before the peace negotiations “and that the debate on security guarantees should also be preceded.

As Friedrich Mertz said, it is positively valued at the fact that President Trump did not “made any concession to Putin on the issue of territories”, which was extremely critical and during the conversation that Europeans, Zelenski and Trump had before the meeting “. At the same time, according to the German Chancellor, after the Alaska meeting, a “American readiness” was recorded for security guarantees. “America remains with us for the post -war period,” he said. As for Europe, he commented that it is time to “become adults and be able to defend himself”.

WSJ: “180 -degree Trump turn for security guarantees”

As the N-TV network reports citing the Wall Street Journal, “Trump talks to Europeans about security guarantees for Ukraine.

The WSJ report is based on reports of four European government officials, according to which security guarantees allegedly examined by Trump, which he discussed in a phone call with European leaders included “bilateral bilaterals and Ukrainian security commitments as well as Ukrainian security commitments. Products, including the US. “

However, the White House has not yet commented on the issue of security guarantees.