Russia Will only Negotiate Under Pressure, Says Merz
Merz said Russia must face more pressure before talks and said Berlin will keep supporting Kyiv as it maintains sanctions.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated his promise to reduce the electricity tax for all German residents to the minimum allowed in the European Union, a commitment made before the February 2025 Bundestag elections but not yet fulfilled.
- Germany and the European Union will not follow Donald Trump's example by striking a deal with Russia for diesel supplies, a decision Merz described as unacceptable to Germany and Europe.
- Calling the potential deal "unscrupulous," Green Party co-leader Franziska Brantner argued it lacks any discernible plan and criticized driving up energy prices before making a deal with Putin.
- Russia responded to Trump's energy ceasefire proposal with fresh strikes on Ukraine's civilian and energy infrastructure, Merz stated; Berlin will continue supporting Kyiv while tightening sanctions against Moscow.
- With his approval rating at a record low and the CDU losing regional elections, Merz faces an extremely weak political position as these policy debates intensify.
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Federal Chancellor Merz has announced that the electricity tax for companies and private individuals will be reduced to the European minimum. For this purpose, financial margins will be used in the budget, said the CDU chairman after a two-day exam session of the Bureau.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany and the EU won’t follow Trump’s lead on Russian diesel, calls for tougher sanctions against Moscow
Germany and the European Union do not plan to follow the U.S. example and strike a deal with Russia for diesel supplies, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, according to Der Spiegel.
Friedrich Merz criticized Trump's Russian diesel deal and stated that Germany and the European Union would not make a similar deal with Moscow.
Russia will only negotiate seriously to end the war in Ukraine if it is put under pressure. This was stated by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, commenting on the agreement announced by US President Donald Trump with Moscow on the supply of diesel fuel from Russia. According to Merz, Trump's proposal to stop attacks on energy infrastructure has not led to the expected result. Instead, Russia has launched massive attacks on Ukrainian energy facil…
German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz's refusal to purchase Russian diesel fuel will cause his ratings to fall and make the Germans suffer, said the Russian President's Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, Cyril Dmitriev. "Another mistake of Merz making the Germans suffer. He wants his rating to drop from 10 per cent to 5 per cent against the backdrop of a sharp rise in diesel fuel and gas prices in …
The Chancellor of Germany called for tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation.
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