“Trump said that he would firmly support German efforts” in this sense, “in concert with France, Great Britain, Poland and other partners in Germany for sustainable peace”, according to a statement reporting on the interview. Friedrich Merz said in this exchange “share” the demand of the American president “so that the killings in Ukraine stop quickly” and stressed that Russia had to accept a cease-fire “in order to create a space for negotiations”.
Despite the recent tensions between Washington and Berlin, notably about the interference of Trump administration officials in favor of the German far right, the new Chancellor assured the President that “80 years after the end of the Second World War, the United States remained a friend and an indispensable Germany”.
“Solidarity of Germany with Ukraine”
Shortly before, the German government head of government also spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He “reaffirmed Germany’s solidarity with Ukraine, which can count on the support of the new German government,” said government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius.
Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Germany has been the second military aid provider in kyiv after the United States. The former German Chancellor Social-Democrat Olaf Scholz had argued kyiv while refusing to provide him with long-range cruise missiles Taurus, which could in depth Russian territory. He said he wanted to avoid climbing with Moscow.
