German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged his European partners to do everything they can to maintain good relations with the United States. "I think that we have to undertake all efforts we can to keep the Americans on our side,

Western powers must not be divided in confronting Russia over the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday, urging a united stance between Europe and the United States.

Germany and its allies will move to confiscate frozen Russian assets if legally possible, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with the Zeit newspaper published on Thursday. There are also discussions about more sanctions against Russia in the energy sector,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that a new package of sanctions against Russia may be adopted at the EU Council meeting in Brussels on 20 May. Source: Merz on X (Twitter) Details: Merz called it a "huge concession" that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Istanbul for talks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported the confiscation of frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, but only if there is a clear legal basis for it, Zeit reports. The head of the German government said in an interview with the publication that European leaders are ready to "use all available means" to force Russia toward peace while