Ukraine peace talks cannot produce a settlement if the United States and Russia negotiate without Kyiv, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on October 27, 2026. He said European countries must also be included.
Merz sets out Ukraine peace talks position
Speaking at the Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, Merz said Russia, Ukraine, the United States and European countries should all be at the negotiating table. He warned against an outcome in which Russia, potentially alongside China and the United States, ends the war without Ukraine.
Merz said the end of the war depended on Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Europe would continue supporting Ukraine while Putin did not want to end it. He described that support as a defence of both Ukraine’s territorial integrity and Europe’s political order.
Finland and Norway contact Putin
Germany and other European countries are trying to establish a format for talks with the Russian government, Merz said. He described Norway and Finland as playing a constructive role in that effort.
The leaders of Finland and Norway called Putin on October 27 to urge him to end the war, departing from a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of avoiding direct contact with the Kremlin.
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